Lieutenant

George Leonard Purchas Brookfield

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederic William and Sarah Edith Brookfield (nee Purchas), of Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/657A
Name:
George Leonard Purchas Brookfield
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
F.W. Brookfield (father), Saint Helier's Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Saint Helier's Bay, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
1
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
George Leonard Purchas Brookfield
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