BROTHERTON, William Edward
| Service Number: | 7697 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1917, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rocky Hall, New South Wales, Australia, 15 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Merrylands, Holroyd, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 21 September 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne Plot 1, Row H, Grave 2 , La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7697, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7697, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7697, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7697, 1st Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Shell wound (thigh and eye with left leg blown off) | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7697, 1st Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7697 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward George and Martha Brotherton of Francis Street, Merrylands, NSW; brother of Vera Brotherton
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of Mr. & Mrs. Brotherton of Merrylands
Biography contributed by Kerry Shooks
William Edward Brotheron was my grandfather Cecil Shooks best friend both having been born in Rocky Hall via Cooma they went to school together played football together, it devasted my grandfather when William died in france. Edward comes from a long line of Monaro Pioneering families his family is in the Monaro Pioneers data base under 'Descendants of Edward George Brotherton'
From my pa Cecil Shooks for William Edward Brotherton best mate. The Photo Card was sent from Sutton Venny where troops were stationed before going to France. - Added by Kerry Shooks
Biography contributed by Kerry Shooks
Contributed by Kerry Shooks
BROTHERTON.— Died of wounds in France, September
21, 1913, No. 7097, pte. William Edward Brotherton,
aged 20, 1st Battalion. -
His heart was good, his spirit brave.
His resting-place a hero's grave;
To have, to love, and then to part
Is the saddest pain to a human heart
That loved him ever dear,
A heart that loved him ever dear.
His memory written here.
Inserted by his loving father and mother and sis
ters and brothers, Francis Street, Merrylands.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/239571578?searchTerm=william%20edward%20brotherton%20KIA&searchLimits=
Family Notices
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Monday 4 November 1918 p 4 Family Notices
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