George Frederick Broom (1904 - 1984)

Born 17 Oct 1904 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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Died 29 Nov 1984 at age 80 in Queensland, Australia

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Sergeant George Broom served in the Australian Army in World War II
Service started: 8 Jan 1942
Unit(s): 62nd Infantry Battalion
Service ended: 26 Feb 1945

George Frederick BROOM was born on 17 October 1904 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom^[1]. His parents were Samuel George BROOM and Edith Ellen MASON.

1911, 6 year old, George Frederick BROOM was living in Chepstow, Gloucestershire, England with his parents Samuel (age 38, Kitchen Gardener) and Edith (36); siblings, Florence (14, General Servant), Ivy (12), Percy (10), Dorris (8), William (4), Gertrude (3) and Olive (2); grandmother, Mary (56) and uncle, William (21, Kitchen Gardener)^[2]

The streamer, Paparoa set sail from London, England on 19 September 1911 with the BROOM family among the passengers and arrived in Pinkenba, Queensland, Australia on 8 November 1911. The BROOM family consisted of parents, Samuel and Edith and their children, Florence, Ivy, Percy, Dorris, George, William, Gertrude and Olive^[3]

8 January 1942, George enlisted in the Australian Army; Service Number: QX18949^[4][5]. He was assigned to the 62nd Infantry Battalion, attained the rank of Sergeant and was discharged on 26 February 1945

He passed away on 29 November 1984 in Queensland, Australia^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office UK: Births. BROOM, GEORGE FREDERICK; MASON; GRO Reference: 1904 D Quarter in CHEPSTOW; Volume 11A Page 5. https://www.gro.gov.uk/
2. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1911. Name George Frederick Broom; Sex Male; Age 6; Birth Year (Estimated) 1905; Birthplace Monmouthshire; Number in Family 11; Relationship to Head of Household Son; Relationship Code Son; Event Type Census; Event Date 1911; Event Place Chepstow, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; Sub-District Chepstow; Sub-District Number 1; Enumeration District 6; District Number 582; Household Identifier 316840049; Record Type Household; Document Type 6; Line Number 7; Page Number 1; Source Page Type 6; Piece/Folio 49; Registration Number RG14; Schedule Type 25.

   William Ewart Broom's Parents and Siblings

   Samuel Broom Father M 38 Glamorganshire

   Edith Ellen Broom Mother F 36 Gloucestershire

   Florence Mabel Broom Sister F 14 Glamorganshire

   Ivy Annie Broom Sister F 12 Glamorganshire

   Percy Samuel Broom Brother M 10 Glamorganshire

   Dorris Edith Broom Sister F 8 Glamorganshire

   William Ewart Broom Brother M 4 Monmouthshire

   Gertrude Mary Broom Sister F 3 Monmouthshire

   Olive Caroline Broom Sister F 2 Monmouthshire

   Other People on This Record

   Mary Anna Broom F 56 Somersetshire

   William Ewart Broom M 21 Glamorganshire.

   "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7G1-6DD : 22 September 2023), George Frederick Broom in household of Samuel Broom, Chepstow, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960. Name Master Geo Broom; Gender Male; Departure Date 19 Sep. 1911; Departure Port England; Ship Name Paparoa; Shipping Line The New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited; Destination Port Brisbane, Australia; Master N E Boner.

   Source Citation: The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-111346

   Source Information: Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

4. ↑ National Archives of Australia: World War 2 records. Item details for: B883, QX18949; View digital copy; Title BROOM GEORGE FREDERICK; Service Number - QX18949; Date of birth - 17 Oct 1904; Place of birth - CHIPSTOW WALES; Place of enlistment - MACKAY QLD; Next of Kin - BROOM SAMUEL; Contents date range 1940 - 1947; Series number B883; Control symbol QX18949; Citation NAA: B883, QX18949; Item ID 4495048; Location Canberra; Access status Open. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/
5. ↑ Australian Government: Department of Veterans' Affairs. Nominal Roll - World War Two Service. https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=18203&c=WW2
6. ↑ Queensland Government: Family history research service: Death. George Frederick Broom; Event date: 29/11/1984; Event type: Death registration; Date of birth: 1904; Registration details: 1984/57754; Mother: Edith Ellen Mason; Father/parent: Samuel Broom. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/