BROOKES, Charles James
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Officer, Permanent Forces |
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World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
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Transferred from the Australian Flying Corps back to the Heavy Artillery, 1st Division Artillery.
Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer went forward under heavy shell fire to reconnoitre the infantry position. He sent back such good information that the batteries were brought to bear on bodies of the enemy massing for the attack. On the following three days he remained continuously on duty at the battery observation post, despite constant shelling, and sent back valuable information as to the dispositions of the enemy's infantry and guns.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15 Date: 04/02/1919.
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