CASEMENT, Brabazon Newcomen
| Service Number: | QX5010 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 October 1939, Gympie, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 18 December 1908 |
| Home Town: | Gunalda, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Barker College |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 20 March 1941, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Sollum, Egypt Ref: 22 A 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX5010 | |
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| 22 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX5010, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, Gympie, Queensland | |
| 22 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX5010, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 May 1940: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX5010, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, HMT Scott (X4) | |
| 20 Mar 1941: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX5010, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Brabazon Newcomen CASEMENT was born on 18th December, 1908 in Kempsey, New South Wales
His parents were Brabazon CASEMENT & Islet SCOTT
He married Margaret Isabel (Bonnie) BALDWIN on 1st December, 1939 in Queensland - one daughter Wendy
He embarked with the 2nd/ 9th Infantry Battalion on 5th May, 1940 on the HMT Scott which left from Sydney
Brabazon was Killed in Action in Egypt on 20th March, 1941 and is buried in the Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery in Sollum, Egypt - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Roll of Honour in Kempsey, NSW
IN MEMORY
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