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BROCKMAN, Ralph William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2291 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 June 1916, Belmont, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | York, Western Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Donnybrook, Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial No known grave , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Donnybrook Preston Road Board, Donnybrook War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), York District Great War Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Belmont, Western Australia | |
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| 30 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2291, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2291, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle |
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43 Battalion
Husband of Mary Brockman, Newlands, Western Australia
Brother of 143 Pte Frederick Locke Brockman, 16th Bn, killed in action, 9 May 1915 and 47951 2nd Corporal Norman Alton Giordon Brockman MM
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal