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BROOM, Wallace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3860 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor, apprenticed to his father Mr A. Broom. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 March 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gommecourt British Cemetery No.2, Hebuterne, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Northam Fallen, Northam Memorial Hospital |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3860, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 22 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3860, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3860, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 3860, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3860 awm_unit: 4th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-30 |
Personal Stories
Misfiring Mortar
Wallace Broom was killed alongside Patrick Currie and Walter Bloom when their Stokes Mortar misfired during action on 30 March 1918 at Hebuterne France. The mortar shell burst prematurely in the tube when fired.
Submitted 21 December 2021 by Geoffrey Todd
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