BRICKWOOD, Robert Hugh
| Service Number: | 2002 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian Remount Unit |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Albion, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 June 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot: MON-COE2-3A-29 |
| Memorials: | Windsor State School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2002, 2nd Australian Remount Unit | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2002, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2002, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 24 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2002, 2nd Australian Remount Unit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Robert Hugh Brickwood was born in 1878 in London, England, a son to John William Parker Brickwood and Mary Emily Brickwood (nee Buchamp). He married Annie Laurie Reynolds on 13 Jul 1910 in Queensland.
He served twice in The South African (Boer) War and again in WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 172 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 656 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Third service was as a Private S.N. 2002 in the 2nd Australian Remount Unit AIF, WW1.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 & 519; National Archives Australia Boer War Dossier and WW1 Service Record).