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William Holcroft BROCKLEBANK

Regimental number7196
Place of birthDunedin, New Zealand
SchoolGeorge St Public School, Dunedin, New Zealand
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMercer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs F.H. Brocklebank, 841 Cumberland Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Previous military serviceServed in the NZ Army Service Corps, New Zealand Samoan Expeditionary Force (seized Samoa in 1914).
Enlistment date15 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 September 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialPotijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 14), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Frances BROCKLEBANK, 841 Cumberland Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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