BROOKS, George Victor
| Service Number: | 4596 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tamworth Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 7 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 5. DUTY & HONOUR |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates, Tamworth Public School WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4596, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4596, 3rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Victor Brooks was the only surviving son of William Robert and Annie Mary Brooks, of Tamworth, New South Wales. His only brother, 2232 Pte. Cyril William Brooks 17th Battalion AIF, had died of wounds from the fighting at Pozieres on 17 August 1916, aged 23.
Before enlisting George and his brother Cyril had been employed by Messrs. Treloar and Co. of Tamworth. Treloar’s was the largest store in Tamworth at the time, general merchants, employing over 25 people.
George V. Brooks, died on 7 May 1917, from the effects of gunshot wounds in the head and leg, and a fracture of the right arm. This was the third occasion on which George Brooks was wounded, the first time being at Pozieres.
The loss of their two boys in the war was reported to be a very heavy blow to Mr. and Mrs. Brooks.
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