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• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Sydney
• Land New South Wales, Australia
• Last residence 21 Westbourne Street, Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales
• Family Son of Emily and Alfred Brooks, of 99, Cavendish St., Stanmore, Sydney, New South Wales. Brothers: 3912 Pte Francis Ernest BROOKS, 30th Bn, died of wounds, 20 April 1918; Frederick BROOKS, enlisted New Zealand under the name of BAKER;
• Education Redfern Superior Public School, New South Wales
• Profession Clerk

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment 13 August 1915, New South Wales
• Service number 2857
• Rank Private
• Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
• Regiment and unit 3rd Bn. Australian Infantry
• Other data related to military career Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on 2 November 1915

Death

• Wounded 20 September 1917 wounded in action; Shrapnel wound neck
• Type of wounds Died of wounds in n° 10 CCS
• Died at the age of 23
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXIV - F - 12A

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