Marshall Broadbent in uniform 'Somewhere in France' - Photo Ancestry.com
Marshall BROADBENT
Age at Death51
Date Of Death27 March 1940 : Reg 13/1940 Boulder
Place Of BirthCherry Gardens, South Australia
OccupationSluicing Plant Shift Boss
Spouse's Name1st Marriage - Alice Mary BIRT she died on1/8/1912 and is buried in the Southern Cross Cemetery with her twin babies. 2nd marriage- Viardot Lucella BIRT (sister to Alice) born 1892, died Boulder 1980
ChildrenAlice Mary gave birth to twins who both only lived a few hours, She called them Alice and Robert, they are buried in the Southern Cross Cemetery. Child from 2nd marriage - Marshall Stephen Arthur, born Perth 1916, died 1993 Bayswater, Perth., Also Broadbent Viardot Alice born in 1929.
Kalgoorlie Miner, 28 March 1940
Kalgoorlie Miner 28 March 1940 Funeral Notice page 2
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum, Kalgoorlie WA
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum, Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Wedding of Viradot BIRT and Marshall BROADBENT in 1916 Souther Cross
Canberra Times 28 March 1940
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Killed in an explosion.
Place Of Burial
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
Eric Chamberlain - Volunteer
MSW
Married
District
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Harry BROADBENT (33 when Marshall was born)
Mother
Agnes Broadbent nee MACKERETH (was 30 when Marshall was born)
Place of marriage
1st - 10 August 1910 in Southern Cross; 2nd - Perth 1916
Other Information
Was a returned soldier, had been employed on the Golden Horseshoe mine for about 20 years.
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