
| Regimental number | 13/657 |
| Address | St Helier's Bay, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, F W Brookfield, St Helier's Bay, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Auckland on |
| The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 13/657A |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, (Panel No 1), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederic William and Sarah Edith Brookfield (nee Purchas), Auckland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 12/3231 Sergeant Arthur Guydon Purchas BROOKFIELD, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 23 June 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: HQ Auckland Mounted Rifles/Second |
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