Arthur Guyon Purchas BROOKFIELD

Regimental number12/3231
AddressSt Helier's Bay, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, F W Brookfield, St Helier's Bay, Auckland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 23 June 1916
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 21), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Frederick W. Brookfield, 109 Queen Street, Auckland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 13/657 2nd Lt George Leonard Purchas BROOKFIELD, killed in action, 8 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Eighth

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