Their Duty Done
A tribute to the men and women of the East Gippsland Region who Died
as a result of their participation in World War One : 1914 - 1919
Their bodies are buried in peace; but their names liveth for evermore.
413 Private Hider Stanley Filmer Broome – Orbost/Cann River
Died of wounds 30 April 1915
….. buried at sea
The second son of Charles and Maud Broome, Hider was born at
Bairnsdale and carried the name of his grandfather who resided at
Sarsfield – Filmer. His parents had lived on the Nicholson for many years
before moving their young family to Cann River where he attended school
at Noorinbee. Four of the six sons, Walter, Hider, Ivan and Cyril were in
Queensland farming around Nanango and this is where he enlisted from
on 26 September joining the 15
th
Battalion. The second Queensland
Expeditionary Force sailed on the Ceramic for the Dardanelles. He was
wounded shortly after landing and transferred to one of the hospital ships
waiting off the coast to receive the injured. While he was fortunate enough
to get care for his injuries, they were so severe that he died on 30 April and
was buried at sea. He is remembered on the memorials at Cann River,
Orbost and Lone Pine.
