SEABROOK, Theo Leslie
| Service Number: | 6147 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Leichhardt War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6147, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6147, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6147, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6147, 17th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, Theo and his two brothers were killed during the final phase of the Battle of Menin Road, when their Battalion exploited into Polygon Wood. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
The middle of three brothers, Private Theo Leslie Seabrook was a fireman of Petersham, New South Wales, Australia when he enlisted on 16 September 1916, embarking on the 26th October 1916 with the 17th Reinforcements of the 17th Battalion. Ominously all three Seabrook brothers were serving with 17 Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Committed to the Battle of Menin Road as part of the Third Ypres campaign, all three were killed together as the assault exploited into Polygon Wood. At the time of their deaths, George was aged 25, Theo was aged 24 and William was aged 21. Theo and George are commemorated on the Menin Gate at Ypres while William is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery near where he had died of his wounds.
Their father, William George Seabrook, of 64 Margaret Street Petersham was listed as next of kin. Their mother was MRs Fanny Isabel SEABROOK.
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