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BROOMHEAD, William George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3255 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Row I, Grave 13, Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echuca War Memorial, Tooborac War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3255, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3255, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3255, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide | |
| 5 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 3255, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3255 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-05-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Mrs Charlotte Simmons of Sutton Street, Echuca, Victoria. Records have her details as Mrs, W. Simmonds but when she signed her letters the surname seems to be spelt Simmons. brother to F.N. Broomhead of Thevenard, South Australia
Prior to enlisting in the AiF he served for 4 months in the Tooborac Rifle Club
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Medals and Memorial Plaque were sent to F.N. Broomhead at Thevenard