nom de guerre NormaOlive Brown Maggie Commercial Marriott Photography Vern Brooks of Windsor who was teaching in East Gippsland nom de plume Dorothea Mason
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Leslie Robert BROOKES High School Teacher
Private Vernon Thomas BROOKES School Master
Son of Robert Thomas and Agnes Brookes of 3 Fern Avenue, Windsor, Victoria formerly of Ballarat. Brother of Leslie Robert Brookes MID who returned to Australia on 20 December 1918 having served with the 21st Battalion Roll of Honour Circular mentions how he rode his horse for 60 miles from Wrangrabelle to Orbost to enlist 389 Private Vernon Thomas Brookes 7th Battalion of Duliston, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Hororata (A20) on 19 October 1914. On 25 April 1915, he was killed in action at Gallipoli, Turkey, aged 22. He is buried in the No 2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. His brother, Second Lieutenant Leslie Robert Brookes served with the 21st Battalion, was awarded a mentioned in Despatches and returned to Australia on 20 December 1918assigned to the 7th Battalion and were both on board the Hororata, sailing to Egypt for training before heading to Gallipoli.
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