Private PO 1979(S) John Broadaway
Nuneaton WW1 Memorial
Nuneaton WW1 Memorial
Nuneaton WW1 Addendum Panel
Nuneaton WW1 Addendum Panel
Royal Marine Light Infantry
Royal Marine Light Infantry
Tyne Cot Memorial
Tyne Cot Memorial
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Killed in Action, Second Battle of Passchendaele, France and Flanders, 26th October 1917, aged 19
- Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 1 and 162A
- Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
- Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Broadaway [nee Twigger]
- NNWFHS Memorial: Chilvers Coton Boys School | Nuneaton WW1 Other Regiments
Links to Relevant Information
Military, Census and Family History Information
- Born 16 Jul 1898 (Service Records) or born 2nd Qtr 1899 (BMD) at Attleborough
- Lived at 15 Kern Street, Nuneaton [1901]
- Lived at 7 George Street, Attleborough [1911]
- Lived at 254 Gadsby Street, Attleborough [1917]
- John was at School in 1911
- Enlisted 19 Feb 1917. Official Birth Records suggest that John was only 17 when he enlisted and gave a false birth date
