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BROADBENT, Murray Winston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX9748 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 28 October 1918 |
| Home Town: | Victor Harbor, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Victor Harbor Primary and High Schools, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Cancer, Adelaide, South Australia, 1988 |
| Cemetery: |
Victor Harbor General Cemetery, South Australia With his parents Ethel and Edgar and baby niece Erica. |
| Memorials: | Victor Harbor WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jul 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX9748 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 26 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX9748 | |
| 29 Nov 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
My dad
Murray married my mother in 1946.
I arrived in 1947 and then 3 brothers and 2 more sisters.
He became an apprentice butcher in 1945 under Len Reid in Victor Harbor where he worked for many years until an accident sent him into a new job as gardener etc at a local motel based on a large reclaimed area of Inman River.
After his retirement he did lots of odd jobs before hospital visits saw him deal with heart attack and vascular issues. He lost part of a leg and gained an artificial piece.
This did not deter him from doing most things including driving.
Next came cancer in the mouth which proved to be his final battle.
He left many war photos unlabelled.
Submitted 3 November 2021 by Helen Staggard
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