William Reid BRODIE

BRODIE, William Reid

    Service Number: 2345
    Enlisted: 2 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 15th Machine Gun Company
    Born: Coupar Angus, Perth and Kindross, Scotland, 1891
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Draper
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
    Cemetery: Laventie Military Cemetery, la Gorgue
    Plot II. Row G. Grave 22.
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2345, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
    16 Jul 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2345, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    31 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2345, 6th Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Lemnos, Greece
    7 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2345, 6th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Empress of Britain"
    17 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 6th Infantry Battalion -- Serapeum, Egypt
    16 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Machine Gun Company, T.O.S. from 58th Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
    29 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2345, 15th Machine Gun Company, To -- School of Instruction -- Ferry Post, Egypt
    21 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2345, 15th Machine Gun Company, Rejoined Unit -- Ferry Post, Egypt
    17 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2345, 15th Machine Gun Company, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kalyan"
    24 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2345, 15th Machine Gun Company, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2345, 15th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2345, 15th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2345 awm_unit: 15th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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