Harry (Rackham) Brimage (1889 - 1916)

Born 24 Feb 1889 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 9 Nov 1916 at age 27 in France

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Biography

Birth

1889 RACKHAM Harry in Adelaide, South Australia

Mother - Anna RACKHAM

Birth Reg #432/96

Military WW1

Regimental number 5

Religion Methodist

Occupation Carpenter

Address Beachport, South Australia

Age at embarkation 26

Height 5' 9" - Weight 180 lbs

Next of kin Mother, Mrs Anna Wilson, Beachport, South Australia

Previous military service Served in the Navy.

Enlistment date 25 June 1915

Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 28 June 1915

Place of enlistment Keswick, South Australia

Rank on enlistment Corporal

Unit name 32nd Battalion, A Company

AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/49/1

Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915

The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915.

Unit embarked from 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915.

Death

Died of wounds 9 November 1916

Place of burial Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 32), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France

Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 120

Parents: Thomas BRIMAGE, and his wife Anna WILSON, Beachport, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia

Commendation

'At FLERS on the night of 5th/6th November, 1916, Sergeant BRIMAGE displayed conspicuous bravery under fire in reconnoitering a position to which a party under his charge and attached to 14th Field Company Engineers had been ordered to go. He led the party there an subsequently went back and brought along two of the party who were stuck in the mud in "No Man's Land". His calmness in carrying out his work under the enemy's fire had a great moral effect on his men. He was afterwards wounded.'

Other details - War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death 9 November 1916

Sources NAA: B2455, BRIMAGE Harry

Sources

• https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php?option=com_search&Itemid=32

• https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=32567

• https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/77907