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BROOM, Sidney
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1522 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 31st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.