Sidney BROOM

BROOM, Sidney

Service Number: 1522
Enlisted: 21 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion
Born: Newton St Faith, England, June 1888
Home Town: Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling: St Faith Elementary School, England
Occupation: Miner
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery: Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Plot I. Row A. Grave 4. Inscription: HE DIED FOR COUNTRY AND FOR FREEDOM
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 31st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
5 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne
5 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
7 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
12 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 31st Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Serapeum
16 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Sid Broom's remains were identified in time for the Centenary Commemoration of the Battle of Fromelle's, held at Pheassant Wood Cemetery, on 19 Jul 2016, where the headstone over his final resting place was unveiled.