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BROOKS, Gordon Raymond
| Service Number: | 5829 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millicent, 25 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Glencoe West, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Glencoe Soldiers Memorial, Millicent War Memorial, Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls, Mount Gambier War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Mount Gambier, South Australia | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: |
Embarked
AIF WW1, Private, 5829, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' |
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| 24 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5829, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 3 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Father Thomas Brooks and Mother Anne Jane Brooks (nee ), of Glencoe West, SA
Described on enlisting as 18 years months old; single; 5' 7" tall; 131 lbs; dark complexion;
dark grey eyes; dark brown hair; Presbyterian.
6/3/1916 Enlisted at Mount Gambier
Completed medical - fit for service
22/3/1916 Commanding Officer appointed Gordon to B Company 2nd Depot
Exhibition Camp
27/6/1916 Embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A37 Barambah
Private in 10th Battalion, 19th reinforcements
25/8/1916 Disembarked into Plymouth, England
26/8/1916 Marched in from Australia to 3rd Training Battalion,
24/9/1916 Taken on Strength from 10th Battalion to 43rd Battalion
25/11/1916 Proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton
4/1/1917 Sick to hospital - France
26/1/1917 Rejoined unit
2/3/1917 Sick to hospital - Boulogne, France - Pneumonia
5/3/1917 Admitted to No.10 Ambulance Train, in the field
6/3/1917 Seriously ill - admitted to England (pleurosy)
8/3/1917 Admitted to 2nd Canadian Stationary Hospital
13/4/1917 Embarked to England per HT St Andrews
14/4/1917 Admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England
18/6/1917 Transferred to 1st Auxillary Hospital, England (Turberculosis on lungs)
27/7/1917 Embarked from England on HMAT Demosthenus - Turberculosis
Returning to Australia
27/8/1917 Missed Transport A64 in Capetown, Africa
28/8/1917 Re-embarked on board HMT Nestor for Australia
21-31/9/1917 Admitted to No.7 Australian General Hospital, Adelaide, SA
Medals:
British War medal (14972); Victory War medal (14708)
3/1/1918 Discharged from service
Total service: 1 year 304 days (overseas 1 year 87 days)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 26/10/2014. Lest we forget.
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