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BREALEY, Robert Harold
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3844, W51981 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1917, Enlisted at Northam, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Cherry Gardens, South Australia, 23 December 1898 |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer Assistant |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 27 May 1978, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated and commemorated in the Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Northam Memorial Hospital |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3844, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Northam, WA | |
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| 14 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), In the field | |
| 16 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3844, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jun 1942: | Involvement W51981 | |
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| 1 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Northam, WA | |
| 1 Jun 1942: | Enlisted W51981 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John William Brealey and Elizabeth Lilian Brealey nee Mildwaters of Duke Street, West Northam, WA.
Brother of Newman James Brealey who was killed in action on 11 April 1917 while serving with the 16th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux
Returned to Australia on12 July 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on the 16 August 1919
In 1932c Robert married Edith M. Bail in Western Australia
Residential address at the time of death was Rockingham, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served with the Citizen Miliatry Forces