BRINKLEY  G.B.

Given Names:  George Berrett

               

Service Number:  3255

Unit:  6th Battalion, 11th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  6990

 

Age:  24 Yrs  4 Mths

Occupation:  Electrical Engineer                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  3 In                     

Weight:  119 Lbs

Chest:  31-33 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Sallow

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  6/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Robert Berret Brinkley

121 Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  11/10/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Argyllshire                                       

Embarked:  9/12/1918                               

Disembarked:  1/2/1919

Unit:  6th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  18/5/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  5473

British War Medal:  22054

Victory Medal:  21920

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1891

Place:  Richmond, Victoria                       

Father:  Robert Berrett BRINKLEY            

Mother:  Mary Jane LATHAM

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 1944                                 

Place: Kew, Victoria                                

Burial:  ,

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 16/5/1918; gun shot wound, right heel

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary