Regimental number | 5789 |
Place of birth | St Arnaud, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 36 Capel Street, West Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Martha M Brabender, 36 Capel Street, West Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 383 Pte John Albert BRABENDER, 9th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 15 August 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 2 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 November 1916. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, date not recorded (influenza); discharged from hospital, 24 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 February 1917; taken on strength, 21st Bn, 9 February 1917. Wounded in action, 20 March 1917 (bomb wound, chest and right arm), and admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 2nd Divisional rest Station, 21 March 1917; discharged to duty from 7th Australian Field Ambulance, 28 March 1917. Admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 11 April 1917 (influenza); discharged to duty, 19 April 1917; rejoined Bn, 22 April 1917. Wounded in action, 3 May 1917 (gun shot wound, right arm and leg), and admitted to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred by Ambulance Train to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 4 May 1917; to England, 19 May 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 20 May 1917 (wounds: severe); transferred to 3rd Scottish General Hospital, Glasgow, 25 June 1917; to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 22 August 1917; discharged on furlough, 27 August 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 September 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 31 October 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 30 December 1917; discharged, Melbourne, 21 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |