BROADHURST, Maurice
| Service Number: | 816 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 February 1915, An original member of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, 11 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Macclesfield Public School, England |
| Occupation: | Shirt cutter |
| Died: | Killed in action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 22 August 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 816, 18th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 816, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 816, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Maurice Broadhurst was the son of John Preston Broadhurst and Hannah Broadhurst, of West Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales. His family was from England, Maurice having been born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. He had come to Australia when he was 17 years of age, during 1912.
His younger brother, 3239 Pte. Jack Broadhurst 55th Battalion AIF, was later killed in action on 2 April 1917, aged only 19 years.
Maurice was an original member of the 18th Battalion. The battalion had not been ashore at Gallipoli for a day when it was committed to the last operation of the August Offensive ' the attack on Hill 60 ' which lasted until 29 August and cost it 50 per cent casualties. Maurice Broadhurst was typical of many of the 18th Battalion, they were reported as men of exceptional fine physique, and Maurice was six feet tall. He died during the first attack in unknown circumstances and his remains were lost forever. One man reported burying Broadhurst after the attack on Hill 60 but no details were confirmed.
For three years prior to enlistment Maurice Broadhurst had resided in Carlton NSW, and his last place of employment was the Londonderry Shirt Factory, Sydney. Maurice gave his occupation on enlistment as ‘shirt cutter’
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