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 |