BROADHURST, Jack
| Service Number: | 3239 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, 5 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Macclesfield Public School, England |
| Occupation: | Apprentice signwriter |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6. IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE FROM FATHER, MOTHER SISTERS AND BROTHER |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3239, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3239, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3239, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 3239, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3239 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Jack Broadhurst was the son of John Preston Broadhurst and Hannah Broadhurst, of West Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales. His family was from England, Jack having been born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. He had come to Australia when he was about 14 years of age, during 1912.
His older brother, 816 Pte. Maurice Broadhurst, an original member of the 18th Battalion AIF, was killed in action during the futile attack on Hill 60, 22 August 1915, aged 20 years.
Jack served at Fromelles with the 55th Battalion and survived. He was killed in action near Doignes, France on 2 April 1917. The 55th Battalion captured the village on this day.