Topic: Militia - Area Officers
The Australian Militia
Area Officers
Roll of Honour
Halcombe Ferrier BROCK
School | Pulteney St (Church of England) School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Woodville Road, Woodville, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, T.A. Brock, Woodville Road, Woodville, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the 16th Australian Light Horse, Adelaide; was also Area Officer for the Port Adelaide District. |
Enlistment date | 14 September 1914 |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 20 October 1914 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action 2 June 1915 |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | 2 June 1915 |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 25), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Roll of Honour | Panel number 3, Australian War Memorial |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Hannah BROCK, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 36092 Gunner George Lindsay BROCK, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, France, 21 June 1918. |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Further Reading:
The Australian Militia, Area Officers
Australian Light Horse Militia
Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Halcombe Ferrier BROCK