Ernest George BROOKS

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Service Number:	1456
Enlisted:	9 January 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Walton, England, United Kingdom, 1892
Home Town:	Denmark, Denmark, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wheelwright
Died:	Died of wounds - head, 1st Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 July 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 35, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Denmark War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

9 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1456, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
15 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1456, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
15 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1456, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle

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Son of Caroline Georgina Cannell Brooks of Denmark, WA. Brother of Daisy May Kingston nee Brooks of Denmark, WA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal