John Freeman Murray BROOKER

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BROOKER, John Freeman Murray

Service Numbers:	5054, S70221
Enlisted:	6 April 1942, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, SA, 9 July 1896
Home Town:	Kent Town, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling:	Blairworth School, East Adelaide Primary School, Norwood High School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	23 October 1985, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Bedourie War Memorial, Birdsville ANZAC Memorial Wall

World War 1 Service

25 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5054, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide
25 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5054, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''

World War 2 Service

6 Apr 1942:	Involvement Lance Corporal, S70221
6 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
29 Feb 1944:	Discharged

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Refer to the biography completed for the 2025 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize, attached as a document

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