| Regimental number | 5655 |
| Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
| School | Manly Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | C/ Mr.L.C. Broadbent, Commercial Travellers' Club, Moore Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, C F Broadbent, Commercial Travellers Club, Moore Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served as a Lieutenant in the Compulsory Military Training scheme, Manly, NSW. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 18 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
| Place of burial | Bulls Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 9), Flers, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 35 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Ellen BROADBENT. Native of Manly, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 264 Corporal Herbert Oliver BROADBENT, 15th Bn, wounded at Gallipoli, returned to Australia on 4 September 1915, died at Randwick Hospital, NSW; Captain John Allan BROADBENT, MC, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919; 7 other cousins in the AIF. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |