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Wilfred BRIMBLE

Regimental number6044
Place of birthRosewood Queensland
SchoolState School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFruitgrower
AddressFordsdale, Grantham, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, John Luth Brimble, Fordsdale, Grantham, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A75 Marathon on 27 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 July 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death21.6
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 13), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
103
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Janet BRIMBLE, Fordsdale, Grantham, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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