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John Middleton BRODIN

Regimental number1713
Place of birthLocksley, Victoria
SchoolEuroa State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressEuroa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Eric Brodin, Euroa, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 14 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row P, Grave No. 35), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Eric and Agnes BRODDIN, Hart Street, Euroa, Victoria. Native of Locksley, Victoria

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