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VAN BRAKKEL, Francis Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 28 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Knightsbridge, London, England, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shorthand Writer |
| Died: | Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 28, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 28, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 28, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 28, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 28, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps | |
| 21 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 28, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to arthritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW
Son of Gustav Van Brakkel and Elizabeth Van Brakkel of Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 October 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 22 December 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal