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Andrew Benjamin BROOKS

Regimental number62508
Date of birth29 August 1896
Place of birthKielpa, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressCleve, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.6
Height6' 0"
Weight184 lbs
Next of kinFather, F J Brooks, Kielpa, Cleve, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 March 1918
Place of enlistmentPort Lincoln, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th South Australian Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 22 October 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Not on Nominal Roll: ship recalled owing to cessation of hostilities.
Discharge date31 January 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 7373 Pte Joseph Samuel BROOKS, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 9 December 1918.
Other detailsMedal: British War Medal
Date of death12 December 1975
Age at death79
Place of burialCleve Cemetery, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, BROOKS Andrew Benjamin

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