BRIMELOW, William
| Service Number: | 1179 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bolton, Lancashire, England., 4 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinet Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31., Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1179, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1179, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1179, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, 1179, ANZAC / Gallipoli, After 4 days of secret suffering, Bill was discovered in the trenches unconsious. He was evacuated from Gallipoli on HM Formosa. | |
| 26 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, 22nd Australian Infantry Brigade, After re-joining his unit in Egypt, Bill embarked with his unit for France arriving in Marseilles on 26 March 1916. | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Wounded 1179, Battle for Pozières , Wounded by a bullet in the right shoulder blade. He climbed into a German dugout and after laying there for 7 hours 'forced myself to stumble to the first-aid dressing station.' | |
| 12 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Rejoined his battalion in France. | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured British Empire Medal, William Brimelow is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial (Panel 23); on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Canberra (Panel 95); and on the Melbourne War Memorial and Southport Memorial. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1889 Brimelow William Bolton 8c 456.
He was 28 and the son of Richard and Frances Elizabeth Brimelow, of 14, Virginia St., Southport, Lancs, England.
He is one of seven Australian soldier casualties of the Great War honoured on the Southport War Memorial but 3 of these cannot be verified; they are
Corporal J F FARAGHER
Sergeant A F HORTON
Corporal R MCGILL
Biography contributed by Judith Cross
Bill's father, Richard Brimelow; his grandfather, William Brimelow; and great grandfather James Brimelow were active members of the Independent Methodist Church located at Friars Green, Warrington, Lancashire. All of them were part of the alcohol abstinence society.
Bill was a religous man and carried with him during the war: a hymn book, prayer book and book on the Life of Jesus. His father, a Methodist Minister composed several of the hymns in the hymn book, which was edited by his grandfather.
Bill served with Newel Maskell, who made a comment on his Red Cross Records (see Bill's biography in documents). A similar biography is attached to Newel Maskell's war record.
Bill was survived by his parents and two sisters: Gladys and Doreen (my grandmother) and is remembered to this day by their decendants.
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