Harry Eliott Morton BROOME

Regimental number10/273
Date of birth12 July 1894
Place of birthGisborne
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLaw clerk
Address55 Campbell Street, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.2
Height5' 10"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinH W Broome, 55 Campbell Street, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in B Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry William and Catherine Broome, 40 Alexander Street, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Dardanelles, 10 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22280487

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