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BROUGHTON, Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 497 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915, Longreach, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southampton, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Winton, Winton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | 13 January 1974, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland RSLLAW-001-0021 - unmarked grave |
| Memorials: | Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 497, 26th Infantry Battalion, Longreach, Qld. | |
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| 24 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 497, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 497, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Patrick was hospitalised several times with illness whilst serving and had his right thumb amputated. He returned to Australia 21 May 1916 and was discharged as medically unfit 16 August 1916.
After the war he worked in shearing sheds throughout Queensland, with addresses recorded at Blackall, Richmond, Dynevor Downs, Cunnamulla, Yamutta and North Comongin, Quilpie between 1926 and 1952. In 1939 he was in Toowoomba.
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