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Albert BROAD

Regimental number2516
Place of birthSittingbourne, Kent, England
Age on arrival in Australia33
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressQueen Street, Jubilee Estate, Upper Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Broad, Queen Street, Jubilee Estate, Upper Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916
FateDied of wounds 27 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialWesthof Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 3), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Sarah BROAD, Strong Avenue, Graceville, Queensland. Native of Kent, England

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