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Arthur O'Connor BROOK

Regimental number525
Place of birthDederang, Victoria
SchoolTungamah State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTelegraphist
AddressPolice Station, Seymour, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, A E Brook, Police Station, Seymour, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Flying Corps, No 2 Squadron, Head-Quarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/5/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
FateKilled in Action 27 June 1918
Place of death or woundingnear Amiens, France
Age at death24
Place of burialVignacourt 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 connectionsBrother: [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

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