Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 07/10/1944
- Date of Discharge
- 11/09/1946
- Place of Enlistment
- Cowra NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 11/05/1925
- Place of Birth
- Queanbeyan NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Westlake (Yarralumla) ACT
- Occupation
- Truck driver
- Next of Kin
- Gladys Brill (mother), Government House, Yarralumla ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- NX179709
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- 2/1 Pioneer Battalion
Notes
Brill lived at Government House in Yarralumla with his parents. He served with the 2/1 Pioneer Battalion, embarking for Morotai in the Netherlands East Indies in May 1945. The 2/1 Pioneers were part of the Borneo invasion force and landed at Balikpapan in July 1945. After the Japanese surrendered he was transferred to the 31/52 Battalion and was sent to Rabaul as part of the garrison. Brill finally returned to Australia in May 1946. He later lived at South Curl Curl in Sydney.
Description - height 5 feet 6 inches, brown eyes, medium complexion, brown hair, Church of England.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
NAA RecordSearch - service file