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Harold Clifford BROOKE

Regimental number1826
Place of birthClifton Hill, Victoria
SchoolClifton Hill State School, Victoria
ReligionBaptist
OccupationElectrical mechanic
Address'Athelstave', Salisbury Avenue, Ivanhoe, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, George Ellis Brooke, 'Athelstave', Salisbury Avenue, Ivanhoe, Victoria
Enlistment date9 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied as a result of accident 9 July 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death21
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 38), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary BROOKE. Born at Clifton Hill, Victoria

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