Cenotaph : 1682

Cenotaph ID: 
1682
Rank Last Held: 
Private
Forenames: 
Eric Melton
Surname: 
Brookes
Alias: 
Eric Milton Brookes
Serial Number: 
472838
Enlistment Address: 
Bluff, New Zealand
Embarkation Body: 
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Date: 
1915-11-13 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Suez, Egypt
Vessel: 
Willochra or Tofua
Page on Nominal Roll: 
80
Date of Death: 
08 July 1916
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Somme, France
Cause of Death: 
Killed in action
Cemetery Name: 
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France
Grave Reference: 
II. D. 44.
Archives NZ Reference: 
R22280617
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
Sergeant Brookes (father), Police-station, Bluff, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 35 | HMNZT 36
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
Otago Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion
Cenotaph CID: 
C1682

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