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BROOKS, Thomas Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3247 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3247, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3247, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 3247, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3247 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-22 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
His personal effects were returned to AIF Base Records Melbourne awaitng a claimant in 1920.