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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
552458
Age:
24
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
10th Bn.
Birth:
February 23, 1894
Cardston, Alberta
Enlistment:
February 4, 1915
Cardston, Alberta
Death:
September 28, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Charles Franklin Broadbent, and Emmaline P. Broadbent, of Cardston, Alberta.
Digitized service file.
Additional citations
Military Medal, Supplement to London Gazette dated 24 January 1919.
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Biography
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Death Registry
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Broad to Broyak. Mircoform Sequence 14; Volume Number 31829_B016723; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 158 Page 13 of 1128 -
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
VIMY Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Franklin Broadbent
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Franklin Broadbent
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Franklin Broadbent
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Franklin Broadbent
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Franklin Broadbent
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 374 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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