Regimental number | 264 |
Place of birth | Wanstead, Essex, England |
School | Woodford College, Essex, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Brasell, 1 Drummond Road, Wanstead, Essex, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | Australian Flying Corps, No 1 Squadron, C Flight |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/4/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Egypt/Palestine |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ada Marion BRASELL, St. Mildreds Court, Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Native of Wanstead, Essex, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Appointed Acting Sergeant, 4 February 1916; promoted Sergeant, 1 March 1916. Disembarked Suez, 14 April 1916. Attached to 14th Squadron Royal Flying Corps, Ismailia, 21 April 1916. To be 2nd Lieutenant, 13 June 1916. Proceeded to 22nd Reserve Squadron Royal Flying Corps, Aboukir, for instruction in aviation, 23 August 1916; appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Royal Flying Corps, 31 August 1916. Detached to 21st Reserve Squadron Royal Flying Corps, Heliopolis, 23 September 1916; ceased to be attached on graduating Flying Officer and posted to 22nd Reserve Squadron, 2 November 1916. To be Lieutenant, 2 February 1917. Posted to 5th Wing, 67th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Aboukir, 15 May 1917. Reported missing, 25 June 1917; reported killed in action by Board of Enquiry, Deir-el-Belah, 6 September 1917: findings based on information dropped by an enemy aeroplane on 26 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRASELL Jack Stanley |