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{{infobox soldier
| name           = Mark D'Esterre Brady
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| dateofbirth   = not known
 
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| placeofbirth   = Albany, Western Australia
 
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| death           = 15 Aug 1917
|  image        = [[File:Unknown.png|400px|]]
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| placeofdeath   = Dickiebusche, Belgium
| caption       =  
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| enlistmentage   = 18 years, 2 months
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| description   = 5'8" (1.73m) tall; weight 128 lbs (58.1 kg); fresh complexion, dark brown eyes, fair hair
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| height          = 5'8" (1.73m)
 
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| weight          = 128 lbs
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| complexion      = fresh
|labelstyle  = background:#ddf;
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| eyes            = dark brown
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| hair            = fair
 
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| descriptionnote =
| header1  = Personal Information
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| occupation   = Student
 
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| religion   = Church of England
|  label2  = Date of Birth
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| address   = Jarrahdale, Western Australia
|  data2  = not known
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| relation   = Father
 
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| nextofkin      = Mr Francis Lyndon Brady
|  label3  = Place of Birth
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3110811 26985]
data3  = Albany, Western Australia
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| enlistmentdate = 5 Feb 1916
 
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| rank           = Gunner
| label4  = Date of Death
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| unit      = 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Reinforcement, posted to 4th Division Ammunition Column, transferred to 2nd Battery, 1st FAB
|  data4  = 15 Aug 1917
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| embarkationdatefrom = 7 Sep 1916
 
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| embarkationdateto = 29 Oct 1916
|  label5  = Place of Death
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A15 Port Sydney]]
data5  = Dickiebusche, Belgium
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| embarkationdateto2 =  
data6  = 18 years, 2 months
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|  label7  = Description
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| dateofreturnfrom =
data7  = 5'8" (1.73m) tall; weight 128 lbs (58.1 kg); fresh complexion, dark brown eyes, fair hair.
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| label8  = Occupation
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|   data8  = student
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| label9  = Religion
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data9  = Church of England
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| fate1           = Killed in Action 15 Aug 1917
|  label10  = Address
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data10  = Jarrahdale, Western Australia
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| label11 = Next of Kin
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| monument1   = [[Jarrahdale War Memorial]]
|   data11 = Father  Mr Francis Lyndon Brady
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| monument2   = [[Jarrahdale Honour Roll]]
| header12 = Military Information
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| monument3   = [[ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)]]
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|  data14 = 5 Feb 1916
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| label15 = Rank
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|  data15 = Gunner
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| monumentawm    = [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1668612 Australian War Memorial]
 
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|   data16 = 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Reinforcement, posted to 4th Division Ammunition Column, transferred to 2nd Battery, 1st FAB
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
| label17 = Date of Embarkation
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| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
|   data17 = 7 Sep 1916 - 29 Oct 1916
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| medal4          =
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data18 = [[HMAT A15 Port Sydney]]
 
 
 
| label19 = Date of Return
 
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label20 = Ship Returned On
 
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label21 = Fate
 
|   data21 = Killed in Action 15 Aug 1917
 
 
 
| label22 = Monument
 
data22 = [[Jarrahdale]]
 
 
 
| label23 = Medals
 
data23 = [[British War Medal]]<br />[[Victory Medal]]
 
 
 
 
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==War Service==
 
==War Service==
On entering camp he was identified for artillery reinforcements and thus sent to Maribyrnong in Victoria to train.  In August 1916 he was allocated to the 10th FAB reinforcements and travelled to England with them.  
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On entering camp he was identified for artillery reinforcements and thus sent to Maribyrnong in Victoria to train.  In August 1916 he was allocated to the 10th Field Artillery Brigade's 5th reinforcements and travelled to England with them.  
  
 
On arrival in England he went to the Park House camp for a week before moving to Fort Wallington for advanced artillery training.
 
On arrival in England he went to the Park House camp for a week before moving to Fort Wallington for advanced artillery training.
  
On 2 Jan 1917 Mark proceeded overseas to Étaples in France from Folkestone aboard [[SS Princess Henriette]]. Taken on strength of the 4th Division Artillery Column on 14 Feb 1917, and then transferred to the 2nd Battery on 27 Mar 1917.
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On 2 Jan 1917 Mark proceeded overseas to Étaples in France from Folkestone aboard [[SS Princess Henriette]]. Taken on strength of the [[4th Division Ammunition Column]] on 14 Feb 1917, and then transferred to the [[1st Field Artillery Brigade]]'s 2nd Battery on 27 Mar 1917.
  
 
His records list him as Killed in Action, Belgium on 15 Aug 1917, in the lead up to the series of battles known as 3rd Ypres.
 
His records list him as Killed in Action, Belgium on 15 Aug 1917, in the lead up to the series of battles known as 3rd Ypres.
  
Mark's Red Cross File contains a number of statements made by soldiers who knew him.  One claimed that he was gassed in August 1917 and rejoined the unit in December 1917; another witnessed the construction of his headstone and believed he had been KIA at Zillebeke and buried at Benenghelst Cemetery; another that he was KIA at Zillebeke and buried at Dormihouse; and perhaps the most believable version is one that says he was killed instantly - accidentally - by an explosion in a piece of pipe that was being used for boiling eggs in the horse lines at Dickiebusche, and buried in the military cemetery there.   
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Mark's Red Cross File <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1033426 |title=Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files - Mark D'Esterre Brady |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2018|website=Australian War Memorial |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>. contains a number of statements made by soldiers who knew him.  One claimed that he was gassed in August 1917 and rejoined the unit in December 1917; another witnessed the construction of his headstone and believed he had been KIA at Zillebeke and buried at Benenghelst Cemetery; another that he was KIA at Zillebeke and buried at Dormihouse; and perhaps the most believable version is one that says he was killed instantly - accidentally - by an explosion in a piece of pipe that was being used for boiling eggs in the horse lines at Dickiebusche, and buried in the military cemetery there.   
  
 
Regardless his body was later exhumed and reburied at the Perth Cemetery (China Wall) 3 kms east of Ieper (Ypres) on the Maaldestedestraat.
 
Regardless his body was later exhumed and reburied at the Perth Cemetery (China Wall) 3 kms east of Ieper (Ypres) on the Maaldestedestraat.
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<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Perth_(China_Wall)_Cemetery.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Perth_(China_Wall)_Cemetery.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] </li>
 
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=30421 AIF Project]
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*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/313895 RSL Memorial]
  
 
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[[Category:Serpentine-Jarrahdale]]

Latest revision as of 23:20, 20 March 2021

Mark D'Esterre Brady
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Personal Information
Date of Birth not known
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Place of Birth Albany, Western Australia
Death 15 Aug 1917
Place of Death Dickiebusche, Belgium
Age at Enlistment 18 years, 2 months
Description 5'8" (1.73m) tall ; 128 lbs
58.06 kg
; fresh complexion ; dark brown eyes ; fair hair
Occupation Student
Religion Church of England
Address Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr Francis Lyndon Brady
Military Information
Reg Number 26985
Date of Enlistment 5 Feb 1916
Rank Gunner
Unit/Formation 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Reinforcement, posted to 4th Division Ammunition Column, transferred to 2nd Battery, 1st FAB
Date of Embarkation 7 Sep 1916 ‒ 29 Oct 1916
Ship Embarked On HMAT A15 Port Sydney
Fate Killed in Action 15 Aug 1917
Monument Jarrahdale War Memorial
Jarrahdale Honour Roll
ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Australian War Memorial
Medals British War Medal
Victory Medal



Pre War

Student

War Service

On entering camp he was identified for artillery reinforcements and thus sent to Maribyrnong in Victoria to train. In August 1916 he was allocated to the 10th Field Artillery Brigade's 5th reinforcements and travelled to England with them.

On arrival in England he went to the Park House camp for a week before moving to Fort Wallington for advanced artillery training.

On 2 Jan 1917 Mark proceeded overseas to Étaples in France from Folkestone aboard SS Princess Henriette. Taken on strength of the 4th Division Ammunition Column on 14 Feb 1917, and then transferred to the 1st Field Artillery Brigade's 2nd Battery on 27 Mar 1917.

His records list him as Killed in Action, Belgium on 15 Aug 1917, in the lead up to the series of battles known as 3rd Ypres.

Mark's Red Cross File [1]. contains a number of statements made by soldiers who knew him. One claimed that he was gassed in August 1917 and rejoined the unit in December 1917; another witnessed the construction of his headstone and believed he had been KIA at Zillebeke and buried at Benenghelst Cemetery; another that he was KIA at Zillebeke and buried at Dormihouse; and perhaps the most believable version is one that says he was killed instantly - accidentally - by an explosion in a piece of pipe that was being used for boiling eggs in the horse lines at Dickiebusche, and buried in the military cemetery there.

Regardless his body was later exhumed and reburied at the Perth Cemetery (China Wall) 3 kms east of Ieper (Ypres) on the Maaldestedestraat.

  • Perth (China Wall) Cemetery
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Notes

  1. "Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files - Mark D'Esterre Brady". Australian War Memorial. 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018. 

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