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Three: Acting Corporal W. Broadbent, 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916, on which date the Battalion suffered over 500 casualties
1914 Star (8788 Pte. W. Broadbent. 2/W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8788 A-Cpl. W. Broadbent. W. York. R.), in named card boxes of issue, with named bestowal slips; Memorial Plaque (William Broadbent), in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, some staining to the plaque, otherwise extremely fine
Victory Medal 1914-19 (3059 Dvr. R. Broadbent. A.S.C.) very fine (5) £400-£500
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William Broadbent, a native of Leeds, attested into the West Yorkshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 May 1915. Advanced Acting Corporal, he was killed in action whilst serving with ‘C’ Company on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 - the War Diary notes that 21 officer ands 702 other ranks of the battalion breakfasted that morning at 5:30 a.m., with just 5 officers and 212 men coming out of action at the end of the day, with the dead being recorded as ‘hanging thick on German wire’. Broadbent was amongst those killed, and is buried in Ovillers Military Cemetery, France.
Robert Broadbent, a native of Leeds, attested into the Army Service Corps on 27 October 1914 and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 May 1915. He was discharged as a consequence of sickness on 19 July 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 467,845.
Sold with copied Medal Index Cards and copied Silver War Badge roll extract.
Three: Acting Corporal W. Broadbent, 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916, on which date the Battalion suffered over 500 casualties
1914 Star (8788 Pte. W. Broadbent. 2/W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8788 A-Cpl. W. Broadbent. W. York. R.), in named card boxes of issue, with named bestowal slips; Memorial Plaque (William Broadbent), in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, some staining to the plaque, otherwise extremely fine
Victory Medal 1914-19 (3059 Dvr. R. Broadbent. A.S.C.) very fine (5) £400-£500
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William Broadbent, a native of Leeds, attested into the West Yorkshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 May 1915. Advanced Acting Corporal, he was killed in action whilst serving with ‘C’ Company on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 - the War Diary notes that 21 officer ands 702 other ranks of the battalion breakfasted that morning at 5:30 a.m., with just 5 officers and 212 men coming out of action at the end of the day, with the dead being recorded as ‘hanging thick on German wire’. Broadbent was amongst those killed, and is buried in Ovillers Military Cemetery, France.
Robert Broadbent, a native of Leeds, attested into the Army Service Corps on 27 October 1914 and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 May 1915. He was discharged as a consequence of sickness on 19 July 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 467,845.
Sold with copied Medal Index Cards and copied Silver War Badge roll extract.
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Family Group:
Three: Acting Corporal W. Broadbent, 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916, on which date the Battalion suffered over 500 casualties
1914 Star (8788 Pte. W. Broadbent. 2/W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8788 A-Cpl. W. Broadbent. W. York. R.), in named card boxes of issue, with named bestowal slips; Memorial Plaque (William Broadbent), in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, some staining to the plaque, otherwise extremely fine
Victory Medal 1914-19 (3059 Dvr. R. Broadbent. A.S.C.) very fine (5) £400-£500
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William Broadbent, a native of Leeds, attested into the West Yorkshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 May 1915. Advanced Acting Corporal, he was killed in action whilst serving with ‘C’ Company on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 - the War Diary notes that 21 officer ands 702 other ranks of the battalion breakfasted that morning at 5:30 a.m., with just 5 officers and 212 men coming out of action at the end of the day, with the dead being recorded as ‘hanging thick on German wire’. Broadbent was amongst those killed, and is buried in Ovillers Military Cemetery, France.
Robert Broadbent, a native of Leeds, attested into the Army Service Corps on 27 October 1914 and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 May 1915. He was discharged as a consequence of sickness on 19 July 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 467,845.
Sold with copied Medal Index Cards and copied Silver War Badge roll extract.
Three: Acting Corporal W. Broadbent, 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916, on which date the Battalion suffered over 500 casualties
1914 Star (8788 Pte. W. Broadbent. 2/W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8788 A-Cpl. W. Broadbent. W. York. R.), in named card boxes of issue, with named bestowal slips; Memorial Plaque (William Broadbent), in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, some staining to the plaque, otherwise extremely fine
Victory Medal 1914-19 (3059 Dvr. R. Broadbent. A.S.C.) very fine (5) £400-£500
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William Broadbent, a native of Leeds, attested into the West Yorkshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 May 1915. Advanced Acting Corporal, he was killed in action whilst serving with ‘C’ Company on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 - the War Diary notes that 21 officer ands 702 other ranks of the battalion breakfasted that morning at 5:30 a.m., with just 5 officers and 212 men coming out of action at the end of the day, with the dead being recorded as ‘hanging thick on German wire’. Broadbent was amongst those killed, and is buried in Ovillers Military Cemetery, France.
Robert Broadbent, a native of Leeds, attested into the Army Service Corps on 27 October 1914 and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 May 1915. He was discharged as a consequence of sickness on 19 July 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 467,845.
Sold with copied Medal Index Cards and copied Silver War Badge roll extract.
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