BRACKENRIDGE, Douglas
| Service Number: | 4759 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Onkaparinga, South Australia, 6 September 1860 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Private School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 6 August 1916, aged 55 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4759, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4759, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4759, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4759 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Douglas BRACKENRIDGE was born on 6th September, 1860 in South Australia
His parents were Andrew BRACKENRIDGE and Margaret McINTYRE
He married Agnes Ann WEDEMEYER nee GIVENS on 6th September, 1899 at the Christian Chapel in Hindmarsh, SA
Biography
Was Douglas Brackenridge the oldest man to enlist in WW1? He listed his age as 44, but birth records show he was most likely 55 at enlistment and almost 56 when killed in action in France.
"THE LATE PRIVATE DOUGLAS BRACKENRIDGE.
Private Douglas Brackenridge, of Western Australia, was killed in action in France on August 7. He was formerly of Kent Town, South Australia. He also had two nephews and three brothers-in-law serving with the colors." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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