Louis Hugh BRIMBLECOMBE

Louis Hugh BRIMBLECOMBE Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

BRIMBLECOMBE, Louis Hugh

Service Number:	7692
Enlisted:	7 July 1917, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Forest Hill, Queensland, Australia, 20 April 1896
Home Town:	Forest Hill, Lockyer Valley, Queensland
Schooling:	Gatton College & Queensland University
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of Wounds, France, 5 August 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot 1V, Row D, Grave 13
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Forest Hill War Memorial, Gatton Agricultural College HR

World War 1 Service

7 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland
31 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7692, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7692, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Euripides, Sydney
5 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7692, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7692 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-05

Help us honour Louis Hugh Brimblecombe's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography

Louis Hugh BRIMBLECOMBE was born on 20th April, 1896 in Forest Hill, Queensland

His parents were John BRIMBLECOMBE and Sarah Jessie WHITEHOUSE

He had previous service in the Senior Cadets for 3 years and also 2nd Light Horse (3 yrs)

He enlisted in Brisbane on 7th July, 1917 with the Australian Army - 15th Battalion, 26th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Euripides on 31st October 1917 - he a Signaller at the time (Private)

Louis Died of Wounds on 5th August 1918 in France and is buried in Crouy British Cemetery, France - he is also commemorated at the Australian War Memorial

He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES (www.cwgc.org)

WAR FILE - National Archives of Australia (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)

AIF PROJECT (www.aif.adfa.edu.au)

Virtual
War Memorial
Australia