Regimental number | 2564 |
Place of birth | West Maitland, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Publican |
Address | Melbourne Post Offfice, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Emily Bragg, 100 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Elizabeth BRAGG; husband of E. BRAGG, 72 Wharf Street, Brisbane, Queensland. Natie of West Maitland, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 30 March 1916 (rheumatism), and transferred same day to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir (admitted: cramps); transferred to 8th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 31 March 1916 (blistered feet); discharged to unit, 1 April 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, 13 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 501101: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-1919.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRAGG Arthur Robert
Red Cross File No 501101 |