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John George BRETT

Regimental number3251
Place of birthMount Gambier, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMount Gambier, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Brett, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Enlistment date29 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 27 July 1915 - 10th Bn, 11th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 50th Bn, 29 February 1916.
FateKilled in Action 16 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death20
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 1 (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 28), Beaumont-Hamel, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
150

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