Coming Soon.
BROOKS, Rupert Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX27607 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Penshurst, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX27607, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted NX27607, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1941: | Involvement NX27607, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement NX27607, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 4 Sep 1943: | Involvement Corporal, NX27607, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 9 Oct 1943: | Honoured Military Medal, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Immediate award of MM during the 2/17 Bn assault on "The Knoll" near Jivevaneng, New Guinea. | |
| 21 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX27607, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Mar 1946: | Discharged Corporal, NX27607, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Corporal, NX27607, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Rupert Clarence Brooks's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Footnote from p.253 of the publication "A History of 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion 1940-1945"
Cpl Rupert Clarence "Clarry" Brooks enlisted from Sydney and was a veteran of the Tobruk, Tel el Eisa, El Alamein and Lae campaigns. For valour on this occasion in the assault [9 Oct 1943 at The Knoll near Jivevaneng] and his alertness and resolution in the face of subsequent counter-attacks in a vital position where the enemy made determined efforts to break through the defences, and his encouragement to others, he received the immediate award of the MM.