Regimental number | 156 |
Place of birth | Caulfield, Victoria |
School | State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Nunga', Manning Road, East Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Broadbridge, 'Nunga', Manning Road, East Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 15), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter Owen and Margaret BROADBRIDGE, "Nunga", Manning Road, East Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 319 Pte Harold Craig CLOSE, 23rd Bn, died of wounds, 18 June 1918. |