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BRAITHWAITE, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1113 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Rosehill, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | National School, Liverpool, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 11, Row E, Grave 8, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1113, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1113, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1113, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 24 years
Son of Matthew and Mary Ellen Braithwaite of 14 Cadmus Street, Everton, Liverpool, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to moving to Australai he served with the Territorials for about 6 months