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Married: 1911. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Marriage Cert:7973/1911.
Wife: Mary Brodie. nee: Russell.
Died: 5th March 1918. Killed in Action France.
Mother: Georgina S.L. Brodie. nee:.
Benjamin Greenup Brodie enlisted on the 18th of July 1915 and was transfered to the C Company, 34th Battalion
with the rank of Sergeant and was an original member. He left Sydney on board HMAT A20 "Hororata" on the 2nd of May 1916.
On the 17th of May the Germans tried to raid the 34th Battalion at Le Touquet. The enemy this
time employed the British method of a very short, though heavy, preliminary bombardment. The
preliminary registration however had been observed and the Australian counter-barrage came down
within 10 seconds of the S.O.S signal fired by Lieutenant: Frederick
Murchison Waugh 34th Battalion. A party of Bavarians attempted to enter by a gap in the front line.One climbed
the parapet and said "Hands Oop!" He was at once shot, and fell dead into the trench. Lewis Guns
(in particular that of Private 1416 J.E.Kirk. M.M) 34th Battalion, drove the enermy off.
On the 18th of May the previous night's attempt against the 34th Battalion was repeated after a
short heavy bombardment. On the S.O.S. being fired by Lieutenant William
Walter Edmonds, 34th Battalion, the protecting barrage again came down instantly, but the
enermy entered a gap near a sector in which cylinders had been installed for an impending
release of gas. Working alone the line, they bombed a Lewis Gun Team, wounding three. The
remaining men, lance corporal 1530 J Ham D.C.M 34th Battalion and Private 1248 B.G. Taylor, M.M
34th Battalion, continued to fire, and killed all five intruders.
Lieutenant: Benjamin Greenup BRODIE and the scouts afterwards went out,
driving back the German covering party and stretcher-bearers, brought in a wounded Baverian
Pioneer, and evidence and identification from 11 Germans who had been killed.
( BEAN; History of World War 1. Vol IV. p570)
Benjamin was a married Commercial Traveller from Doncaster Street, Kensington, New South Wales upon enlistment.
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