BRODERICK, Patrick Daniel
| Service Number: | 4752 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, Ireland, 1 June 1883 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Knockbrack, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.1 Plot VII, Row H, Grave No. 26. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4752, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4752, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4752, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 4752, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4752 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Patrick Broderick was an Irishman, and it is not known when he came to Western Australia. He enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia late in 1915, and gave his occupation as a miner.
He only left Australia in April 1916 and was killed in action during the heavy fighting at Mouquet Farm in September 1916 which cost the 51st Battalion dearly in casualties, a large number of whom were listed as missing in action.
Patrick’s remains were discovered by the Imperial War Graves Commission during 1923, and his identity disc was recovered. His next of kin was his mother in Ireland but she had passed away in 1918. His medals etc. were eventually sent to a brother in Perth, David Broderick.
Another brother, Thomas Broderick, had been killed during a Trans-Australia railway accident during 1915, near Kalgoorlie, in which four rail workers tragically died.
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