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BROOKMAN, Harry Norman
| Service Number: | 37096 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Medindie, South Australia, 22 January 1884 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Noarlunga, South Australia, 26 April 1949, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia Burial number 14751, Plot 1150 |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Meadows War Memorial, Medindie Wilderness School Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37096, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37096, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37096, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 37096, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 6 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 37096, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name was registered as Harry Norman Brookman
Son of George Brookman and Eliza Martha Brookman nee Marshall of 'Burbrook', Willunga, SA. Brother of Howard Brookman, Alice May Brookman and George Wilson Brookman
On 6 March 1912 Norman married Ada Mary Dorothy Burden in the Church of Epiphany, Crafers, SA. Father of Anthony Brookman, Nigel Peter Brookman and Elizabeth Charmaine Brooman
At the time of his enlistment his enlistment Ada was living at the 'Ruthven Mansions', Pultney Street, Adelaide, SA
Place of residence at the time of death was Meadows, SA
Returned to Australia on 28 April 1919 on board Ventura having served with the Field Artillery. He travelled home via America at his own expense.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal