22 May 1915
PRIVATE DONALD H. BROOKE.
Private Donald H. Brooke, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, was a member of the 10th Battalion of the 3rd Brigade. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Brooke, of Mount Gambier, and his parents received a cablegram from him on May 7 from Mena hospital, stating that his wounds were healing, and he expected to be out of the hospital in a fortnight.
At the time of enlisting he was accountant at the Crystal Brook branch of the National Bank, and since joining the service under his father at the Kadina branch in 1908, he has also served at Kooringa, Port Augusta, and Port Germein branches, and had experience in military matters with the Wallaroo Mines Company under Captain Gentles. While there he got his corporal's certificate.
1915 'PRIVATE DONALD H. BROOKE.', Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), 22 May, p. 44, viewed 26 July, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89147512
PRIVATE DONALD H. BROOKE.
Private Donald H. Brooke, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, was a member of the 10th Battalion of the 3rd Brigade. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Brooke, of Mount Gambier, and his parents received a cablegram from him on May 7 from Mena hospital, stating that his wounds were healing, and he expected to be out of the hospital in a fortnight.
At the time of enlisting he was accountant at the Crystal Brook branch of the National Bank, and since joining the service under his father at the Kadina branch in 1908, he has also served at Kooringa, Port Augusta, and Port Germein branches, and had experience in military matters with the Wallaroo Mines Company under Captain Gentles. While there he got his corporal's certificate.
1915 'PRIVATE DONALD H. BROOKE.', Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), 22 May, p. 44, viewed 26 July, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89147512