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BROADBENT, Marshall
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4281 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1916, Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Cherry Gardens, Adelaide South Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Southern Cross, Yilgarn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Mining accident, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 27 March 1940 |
| Cemetery: |
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Southern Cross Christ Church Honour Roll, Southern Cross State School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4281, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 4281, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Embarked on HMAT 'A69' Warilda from Fremantle --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 4281, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Gas poisoning | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 4281, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Returned on RMS Somali arriving Freemantle 8th July 1919 |
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