George Leonard Purchas BROOKFIELD

Regimental number13/657
AddressSt Helier's Bay, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, F W Brookfield, St Helier's Bay, Auckland
Rank on embarkationLieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
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 Roll13/657A
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk 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 connectionsBrother: 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: HQ Auckland Mounted Rifles/Second