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Robert William Broadbent
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: January 1915
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: S/10047
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Black Watch
- Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
- Place of Death: Iraq
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 01.07.1916
- Burial Country: Iraq
- Cemetery: Amara War Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: XXI.A.3.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1888
- Place of Birth: Aberdeen
- Address:
- Occupation: Linotype Operator, Dundee Advertiser
- Mother:
Maggie Broadbent
- Father:
Robert Broadbent
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Robert William Broadbent
For reasons unknown William was not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour
Information kindly supplied by Hugh Macrae. Images courtesy of Anne Park & Richard Andrew Roberts, Findagrave.com Pension record courtesy of WFA
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