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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Broderick
Initials:J
Rank:Private
Army Number:6912030
Notes:ACC attached CMP. Enlisted in the Rifle Brigade transferred to ACC.
War Diary WO 169/17724 501 Ind Mobile Pro Coy. 1/1/44 No. 316412 U/L/Cpl Holt P reported injured in fight with No. 6912030 Pte Broderick J, ACC. Admitted to 48 General Hospital. 04.30 hrs Message received from 48 General Hospital. 316412 U/L/Cpl Hold P Dead.
05.20 hrs 316412 U/L/Cpl Broderick J, ACC, placed in close arrest pending SIB investigation. 15.30 hrs 316412 U/L/Cpl Hold buried in Tripoli Military Cemetery. 10/1/44 Field General Court Martial of Pte Broderick, ACC for manslaughter. Awarded 6 months with hard labour. Provost Branch Tripolitania area, War Diary WO 169/15909, Tripoli 1/1/44 No. 316412 L/Cpl Holt P died of injuries sustained in a fight with No. 6912030 Pte Broderick J, ACC attached 501 Ind Mobile Pro Coy. 10/1/44, Tripoli, Lt Potter, Sgt McGavin, L/Cpl's Mulilgan, Sheard, Fielding attend FGCM of Pte Broderick, ACC for manslaughter. 14/1/44 Pte. Broderick received 6 moths with hard labour.