John Elkanah BROOKS

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Service Number:	272
Enlisted:	26 January 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Millicent, South Australia, 8 March 1887
Home Town:	Prospect, Prospect, South Australia
Schooling:	Millicent Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Millicent War Memorial, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

26 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 272, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 272, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide

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