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Ernest William BROADHEAD

Regimental number4863
Date of birth6 October 1887
Place of birthBungonia New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressInverary Farm, Eton, Mackay, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMother, Mrs Julia O Broadhead, Bungonia, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Company 4, Headquarters 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/10/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 22 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 April 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: Gunner George William Henry BROADHEAD, Regimental No. 38787, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia 3 July 1919; Brother: Private Leslie Leonard BROADHEAD, Regimental No. 2430, 1st Battalion, returned to Australia 20 April 1919; First Cousin once removed: Sister Stella Antoinette BROADHEAD, Australian Army Nursing Service, returned to Australia 24 February 1919; Second Cousin: Private Richard Vincent PALMER, Regimental No. 3597, 4th Battalion, killed in action 22 September 1917; Second Cousin: Lieutenant Paul Jerome TIMMINS, Regimental No. 3891, 20th Battalion, returned to Australia 22 August 1918; Second Cousin: Private Arthur Mervyn BASSINGTHWAIGHTE, Regimental No. 6030, 1st Divisional Train, returned to Australia 4 July 1919; Second Cousin: Driver Oscar John RIDGE, Regimental No. 1694, 1st Field Ambulance, returned to Australia 8 May 1919; Second Cousin: Private Roy Shiel BASSINGTHWAIGHTE, Regimental No. 1880, 55th Battalion, returned to Australia 22 July 1917
Date of death5 September 1972
Place of burialCastlebrook Memorial Park Cemetery

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