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BROOK, William James Heathcote
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 372 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1916, Place of enlistment - Casula, Sydney New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bondi Superior Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hill 60, Ypres, Belgium, 10 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Plot V1, Row O, Grave 26 Headstone inscription reads: Thy will be done, Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 372, Mining Corps, Place of enlistment - Casula, Sydney New South Wales | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 372, Mining Corps, Embarked on HMAT 'A38' Ulysses from Sydney | |
| 14 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 10 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 372, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Killed in action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward George and Helena Booth Brook of 'Kent' Cross Street, Waverley, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisted he had served in the Citizen Forces in the Machine Gun Corps, Eastern Suburbs Infantry
He had served his 6 year apprenticeship with Alex Bert of Kensington, NSW