George
Lovell
(Lovell)
Broadbent
Born about in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 21
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Apr 2020
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Biography
Lovell Broadbent was a Prisoner of War during World War II.
Lovell Broadbent died as a prisoner of war on the Montevideo Maru during the Second World War.
George Lovell Broadbent was born in about 1921 in Sydney, NSW, the son of George Robert and Agnes Broadbent.
He enlisted in the Australian Army for overseas service at Caulfield, VIC on 07 Jun 1940 as a Private (VX23970). At the time he was single, a press hand and was living in North Fitzroy, VIC with his father. He had brown hair and blue eyes. He claimed he was born in 1919 but there is no birth registered for 1919 or 1920 and it would have conveniently put him over 21. He was most likely born in 1921, or possibly later.
Although initially identified for the 2/14th Bn, he was posted to 2/22nd Bn on 15 Jul 1940.
He entrained from Victoria for Sydney on 10 Mar 1941, embarking there on HMAT "Katoomba" on 12 Mar 1941 for Rabaul, New Britain in the Territory of New Guinea and disembarking there on 28 Mar 1941. His Battalion was to form the core of "Lark Force" for the defence of the Territory.
After the Japanese invasion of 23 Jan 1942, he was captured at New Massawa and became a Prisoner of War, initially held at Rabaul. Japanese records have him as a member of B Coy.
He died on board the "Montevideo Maru" when it was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the Philippines on 01 Jul 1942, en route from Rabaul to Hainan where he was destined for forced labour.
Sources
- WW2 Australian Army Service File - National Archives of Australia - BROADBENT GEORGE LOVELL : Service Number - VX23970 : Date of birth - 21 May 1919 : Place of birth - SYDNEY NSW : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - BROADBENT GEORGE - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6206898
- Deaths On Active Service - Family Notices (1945, October 19). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved April 12, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205644524
- In Memoriam On Active Service - Family Notices (1950, July 15). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 14. Retrieved April 12, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206394466
- Roll of Honour - Australian War Memorial - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1694074
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission - https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2615417/broadbent,-george-lovell/
- Virtual War Memorial Australia: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/621139
- The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/prisoners-of-war/broadbent-george-lovell/
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