Regimental number | 264 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Fort Street Model School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Greenwich, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J R Broadbent, Greenwich, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'One of the first casualties brought back from Gallipoli to die in Randwick Hospital, NSW.' (details from father) |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Family/military connections | Brother: Captain John Allan BROADBENT, MC, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919; Cousins: 5655 Pte Stanley Franklin BROADBENT, 3rd Bn, killed in action, Flers, France, 5 November 1916; 6 other cousins in the AIF. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, 10 May 1915 gun shot wound, left shoulder), and admitted to HS 'Gascon'; admitted to Ras el Tin Hospital, Alexandria, 19 August 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ulysses', 4 September 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 30 September 1915. Died of wounds (secondary cause: pyaemia), No 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick, 27 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROADBENT Herbert Oliver |