Bernard Thomas BRICKHILL

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BRICKHILL, Bernard Thomas

Service Number:	3279
Enlisted:	30 July 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stroud, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Draper
Died:	Abdominal Tumour and Peritonitis , 8th Australian General Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, 4 July 1918
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Grave ref: K. AN. HA. 288.
Memorials:	Perth St. George's Cathedral Choir Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

30 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3279, Perth, Western Australia
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3279, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3279, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

NOTE: Pte Brickhill is a recent addition to the roll of Great War dead; he was accepted, after research by the the In From the Cold Project (www.infromthecold.org) (www.infromthecold.org), for commemoration on 2nd March 2017.

"The death of Pte. Bernard T. Brickhill, who with his two brothers, was a member ot the 11th Battalion, and who was invalided home to Australia last October, took place on the 4th inst. Before enlisting Pte. Brickhill, who is the fourth son of Mr. J. C. Brickhill, J.P., was well known in musical circles, being the possessor of a fine, baritone voice. He was accorded a military funeral, and the 5th District Guard, to which he has been attached, turned out in full force to honor their late comrade." - from the Perth Sunday Times 14 July 1918 (nla.gov.au) (nla.gov.au) (nla.gov.au)

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