BROOMHEAD, David Alfred
| Service Number: | 5458 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 December 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Enfield, South Australia, Australia, 6 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Flinders Park, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, 4 April 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery Plot 39. Sec. H. Row A. Grave 247. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Adelaide Church of England Boys' Home Honour Roll WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Dec 1939: | Involvement 5458 | |
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| 5 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Laverton, VIC | |
| 5 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 5458 | |
| 4 Apr 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 5458, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF), Battle of the Atlantic - RAN and RAAF Operations | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Son of Frederick Thomas Broomhead and Muriel Eleanor Broomhead, of Flinders Park, South Australia.
HE DIED TO LIVE
Mrs. M. E. Broomhead, of Flinders Park, has been notified that her eldest son, LAC David Alfred Broomhead, died in the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, England, on April 4.
He joined the RAAF in 1939 and left Australia as a sergeant pay clerk in January, 1944. His brother is a SBA in the RAN.
BROOMHEAD.— L.A.C. David Alfred Broomhead, died of Illness, hospital, England, April 4. beloved son Mrs. M. E. Broomhead, loving brother Philip, R.A.N., and sister Barbara, of 160 Grange rd. Flinders Park.
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