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BROADBENT, Leland Keith
| Service Numbers: | 2392, 2292 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cherry Gardens, South Australia, 11 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Cherry Gardens, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 2 April 1980, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Interred in Derrick Gardens, Centennial Park, SA, Path 39, Grave 733B. Interment number 33490 which expires on 2 April 2030 |
| Memorials: | Cherry Gardens WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2392, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2392, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded Private, 2292, 48th Infantry Battalion, Service number changed to 2292 after being taken on strength Gunshot wound to the back. Invalided to England aboard HS St. Andrew on the 13 June 1917 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2292, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2292, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Broadbent and Fanny Broadbent nee Drew of 'The Willows', Cherry Gardens.
Brother of Alfreida Broadbent, Edgar Broadbent, Arthur Stanley Broadbent, Harrold Gordon Broadbent, Irene Evelyn Broadbent,, Austrell Broadbent, Hazel Lenore Broadbent, Rupert Claude Broadbent, Stella Broadbent, Errol Linthorne Broadbent, Ivy Lorina Broadbent, and Austral Victor Roberts Broadbent
Also Rowland Broadbent who returned to Australia on 19 October 1918 and Lindsay Reginald Broadbent who returned to Australia on 25 November 1917 having served with the 27th Battalion;
On 23 May 1925 Leland married Eileen Margaret Scragg in the Scott Creek Methodist Church, SA. Father of Margaret Dawn Broadbent
At the time of his death he was residing at Edwardstown, SA
Returned to Australia on 5 April 1919 on board Armagh
Medal: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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