BROATCH, William
Service Number: | 184 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
Born: | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 28 June 1858 |
Home Town: | Surat, Maranoa, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Surat, Queensland, Australia, 30 July 1939, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Surat Cemetery, Qld Plot: Section B, #60 |
Memorials: |
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 184, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 184, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 184, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
William Broatch was born on 28 Jun 1858 at Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, a son to George Broatch and Mary Calvert Broatch (nee Bell).
He served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service was as a Private S.N. 184 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Second srevice was as a Private S.N. 690 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 & 519).