William BROATCH

BROATCH, William

Service Number: 184
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
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 184, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
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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Biography 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).