Regimental number | 11564 |
Place of birth | Honiton, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Bromfield, Southy Farm, The Brewers, via Taunton, Somerset, England |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for military service: medically unfit) |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 2, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/90/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Brigade Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Zeitoun, 14 February 1916. Transferred to 22nd Howitzer Brigade, 10 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 March 1916. Mustered as Driver, 10 May 1916. Transferred to 104th Battery, 13 May 1916. Taken on strength, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 13 May 1916. Admitted sick to 6th Field Ambulance, 29 May 1916; rejoined unit, 3 June 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 22 August 1916; transferred to 4th Casualty Clearing Station, 23 August 1916; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 24 August 1916 (enteritis); to England, 31 August 1916, and admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 1 November 1916 (dental rheumatism); discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 November 1916. Marched in to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Larkhill,16 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 June 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, 3 July 1917. Transferred to 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 7 December 1917. Reverted to Gunner at own request, 3 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Mahia', 4 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 20 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 12 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROMFIELD Harry |