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BROOK, Frederick Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 451 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Ballarat State School; Broken Hill Public School |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 451, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 451, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 451, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Albert and Emma Sarah Ann Brook of 323 Chapple Street, Broken Hill, NSW previously of Lane Street, Broken Hill, NSW; brother of Leslie Salvador Brook who was killed in action on the 10 October 1916 while serving in the 10th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal