John Alexander BROCK

BROCK, John Alexander

    Service Number: 83
    Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
    Home Town: Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Faraday Street School, Carlton; Kings Street State School, Victoria
    Occupation: Blacksmith
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 September 1915
    Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
    Plot 11, Row B, Grave 44 Headstone inscription reads: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 83, Enlisted at Melbourne
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 83, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 83, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    30 Apr 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 83, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to the head
    8 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 83, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound to the right eye

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Brock of 146 Stanley Street, West Melbourne, Vic.; brother of Peter Dow Brock who was killed in action on the 4 October 1917 while serving with the 21st Battalion

    Medals: 1914-5 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the Citizen Military Forces as a Colour Sergeant with the 5th Victorian Scottish Regiment

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