Regimental number | 3024 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Frederickton, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Kempsey, New South Wales |
School | Frederickton Public School, New South Wales |
Other training | Post Office Official |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Letter-carrier |
Address | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, George Brest, Warwick Post Office, Warwick, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served 4 years in the Cadets and 1 year in the Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | St Quentin, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of George and Mary Hooper Brest (nee Blight) of 'Ivanholm', Seven Hills, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: Second Lieutenant Arthur William JONES, Australian Flying Corps. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |