Edward Henson Broadhurst

Edward Henson Broadhurst

Edward on left. "Gallipoli to Tripoli" Browning & Gill p.287
Personal Information
Date of Birth	1 Feb 1890
Place of Birth	Fremantle, Western Australia
Death	8 Aug 1976, aged 86
Place of Death	Manjimup
Age at Enlistment	26 years
Description
Occupation	Orchardist
Religion	Church of England
Address	'Stonelea',Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Mother , Mrs Cora Minna Broadhurst
Military Information
Reg Number	2811
Date of Enlistment	31 Mar 1916
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	10th Light Horse regiment, 19th Reinforcement, transferred to 3rd LH Brigade HQ
Date of Embarkation	17 Jul 1916 ‒ 18 Aug 1916
Ship Embarked On	RMS Mongolia
Date of Return	17 Jul 1919 ‒ 17 Aug 1919
Ship Returned On	HMHS Dunluce Castle
Fate	Wounded in Action 27 Oct 1917 near Gaza Returned to Australia
Monument	Kelmscott War Memorial (West panel)
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

The electoral roll for 1916 lists Edward as living at 'Stone Lea' in Kelmscott

War Service

Edward's B2455 series file is not listed on the Australian Archives website. Information is from the AIF Project site, newspapers and Ancestry.com.

ANSWERING THE CALL.

To-day 46 men presented themselves at the enlisting office at Francis-street .....E.H. Broadhurst, Kelmscott.

Edward was wounded in the afternoon of 27 Oct 1917 during the early stages of the successful attack on Beersheba. The 10th Light Horse Regiment had dug in and taken up a strong defensive position on the El Buggar ridge south of Gaza. They were providing cover and relief to the British 8th Yeomanry Brigade, when they came under fire from Turkish machine guns and rifles from another ridge some 1,500 yards to their east. They held the ridge until relieved by infantry late in the day. One soldier was killed and one other injured with Broadhurst that day. Edward sustained a GSW to his left thigh.

Returned to Australia and was discharged by the 5th Military District on 19 Nov 1919

359th Casualty List.. included ...WOUNDED, Broadhurst, Edwin Hanson (Kelmscott).

Post War

By 1936 Edward has left the orchard in Kelmscott and is farming at Manjimup, and by 1954 he has left the farming to others and is occupied as a Land Settlement agent, at 62 Ipsen street, Manjimup with wife Greta Charlotte (nee Morley) who he married in 1923. They had 4 children.

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Memorial