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Pte George Augustus Brocklehurst Regt # 848
Donated by Frank Connors
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George Augustus Brocklehurst was born 14 July 1887, the sixth son of
Charles and Mary Ann Brocklehurst. George is listed in the 1913 census
as an Assistant messenger ( Letter Carrier) with the Colonial Secretary's
Office. He joined the Newfoundland regiment, # 848, on 30 Decmebr 1914
in St. John's. He was described as single, 5' 7" tall, 122 pounds, chest size 29-32 in, dark complexion, dark hair and light blue eyes, and having a small scar in the center of his forehead. He was listed as living with his father, C.F. Brocklehurst at 21 Maxse Street. From his military record: The brothers also had a first-cousin, George Joseph Brocklehurst, born in May 1879 at Carbonear, who enlisted at Montreal in the CEF on 4 October 1916 ( their cousin George also had a brother-in-law, Leonard P Burke, who married his sister Adelaide, and who was Lt.Col. in the First Nfld Regiment). |
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