Regimental number | 525 |
Place of birth | Dederang, Victoria |
School | Tungamah State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Telegraphist |
Address | Police Station, Seymour, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, A E Brook, Police Station, Seymour, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Flying Corps, No 2 Squadron, Head-Quarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/5/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | near Amiens, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Roll of Honour, Shrine of Memories, Anzac Square, Brisbane, Queensland. Parents: A.E. and Mary BROOK, Police Station, Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Dederang, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: [575] Lieutenant Claude Edward BROOK, 1st Bn, returned to Australia, 30 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |