Regimental number | 2838 |
Place of birth | Cherry Gardens, South Australia |
School | Cherry Garden State School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Dowerin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Broadbent, Dowerin, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 37.11 |
Place of burial | Vaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 592 Sapper Harry Franklin BROADBENT, MM, 2nd Division Signal Company, returned to Australia, 28 February 1919. |