BROADSTOCK, Harry Herbert
| Service Number: | 3949 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia , 27 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Yarra Junction, Victoria, Australia , 26 January 1963, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | Mildura Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Embark to France | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , G.S.W. Arm (Mild) | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 2nd time | |
| 19 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Battle of Bapaume | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Wounded 3rd time Battle of Bapaume G.S.W. Leg (Severe) | |
| 20 Apr 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Embarkation to England | |
| 3 Jul 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Embarkation to France | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 13 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, Wounded 4th time Yellow X (Mustard Gas) | |
| 4 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Battle of Beaurevoir | |
| 13 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia on SS Castalia | |
| 13 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion, Return to Australia | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 24th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Goonan
Harry enlisted in November 1915, four months after his brother Albert and shipped out to France on the HMAT Warilda on the 8th February 1916. The 24th AIF Battalion took part in its first major offensive in France at the Battle of Pozières starting on 23 July 1916. 5 days later, Harry was wounded for the first time with a gun shot wound to the arm which would see him sidelined for 5 months, rejoining his unit on Christmas day 1916. Just over six weeks later, Harry was wounded for the second time putting him out for five weeks. The battle of Bapaume started on the 17 March 1917. 4 weeks later, Harry was severely wounded with a gun shot wound to the leg. He would have no idea that his brother Albert fightinhg in Egypt, also suffered a gun shot wound to the leg 4 days later. Harry rejoined his unit on the 3 July 1918 and took part in the battle of Hamel. On the 13 July 1918, Harry was wounded for the fourth time, this time suffering from "Yellow Cross" (Mustard Gas). Harry rejoined his unit on the 4 October 1918 and took part in the battle of Beaurevoir (part of the hundred days offensive). The war came to an end on 11 November 1918. Harry returned to Australia on the SS Castalia and was discharged on the 20 July 1919.
After the war, Harry and Albert applied to the Victorian Soldier Settlement Scheme for allotments of land for fruit growing in the Mildura / Red Cliffs settlement area. In June 1920 they were granted lots 39F and 39G at Woorinen North.
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