Regimental number | 380 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Hawksburn State School No 1467, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 59 Grey Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Christina Bromley, Grey Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Though being strongly opposed to compulsion of military training he was one of the first to enlist in the district at the age of nineteen and did his duty manfully as we have heard his last words being 'Tell Mother I did my duty'. He was our only son." (Mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 16), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ellen BROMLEY, 73 Perth Street, Prahran, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli At the landing, 25 April 1915, when his boat was sunk, he and his mate, Pte A. Alexander, swam ashore. Killed by a sniper's bullet while engaged in taking observations at Gaba Tepe. Pte G.L. Mouldey wrote: "Jack was killed in action. He lived about an hour; almost his last words were that he had done his duty.' |