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John BRACKEN

Regimental number2631
Place of birthLiverpool England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTeamster
AddressWondai, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinJoseph Bracken, Ogremont, Cheshire, England
Enlistment date5 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A22 Rangatira on 25 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Divisional Ammunition Column
FateDied of wounds 22 July 1917
Date of death22 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialRailway Dugout Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot VII, Row Z, Grave No. 2), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Harriet BRACKEN, 16 Stanley Avenue, Wallasey, England. Native of Liverpool, England
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6365 Pte Robert Cecil BRACKEN, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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