Regimental number | 38950 |
Place of birth | Hawksburn, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Student |
Address | Acland Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 6' 6" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Frank Pilkington Brett, Bernard, Acland Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 18 months in the Melbourne University Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 33 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Indarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Discharged |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 26 November 1917; disembarked Suez, 27 December 1917. Entrained Suez for Alexandria, 22 January 1918; embarked Alexandria, 29 January 1918; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 4 February 1918; entrained Taranto, 7 February 1918; detrained Cherbourg, France, 14 February 1918; embarked Cherbourg, 14 February 1918; disembarked Southampton, England, 15 February 1918, and marched into Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Heytesbury. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 April 1918; taken on strength, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, in the field, 9 May 1918. Detached to 4th Army Trench Mortar School, 20 July 1918; rejoined unit, 8 August 1918. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 28 February 1919 (sprained right ankle); transferred same day to 55th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 19, 3 March 1919, and admitted to 14th General Hospital, 4 March 1919; to England, 6 March 1919, and admitted to Military Hospital, Lewisham, 7 March 1919; discharged on furlough, 19 March 1919, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 April 1919. Discharged in London (demobilised), 4 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 79 |
Place of burial | Bermagui Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRETT Frank Pilkington |