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BRINCKMANN, Hendrick Cornelius

Service Number:	2327
Enlisted:	9 April 1915, Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8 September 1888
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Public School, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Occupation:	Railway Worker / Boilermaker
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

9 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2327, Depot Battalion (AIF), Geelong, Victoria
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Gallipoli, Turkey
7 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 7th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Empress of Britain"
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 7th Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
17 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 59th Infantry Battalion, Detached -- To Cookery School of Instruction -- Alexandria, Egypt
12 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 59th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- Reception Hospital -- Diarrhoea -- Alexandria (from Cookery School of Instruction)
17 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Alexandria, Egypt
20 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 59th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit -- from Cookery School of Instruction -- Moascar, Egypt
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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