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Military service
Age:
24
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division:
5th Bn.
Birth:
July 13, 1892
Brampton, Cumberland, England
Enlistment:
December 15, 1915
Calgary, Alberta
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VI. D. 10.
Additional information
Son of William T. and Caroline G. Broad, of Summerland, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant William Edward Lee Broad
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Registres de circonstances du décès
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 7 of 1128 -
Plaque commmemorative
Memorial Plaque commemorating barristers and students, members of the Alberta law society, who died while serving in the First World War. -
Montage
Central Methodist (United) Church, Calgary, Alberta. The Memorial Tablet has the following dedication: IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. The Memorial Tablet was unveiled on Sunday, July 1st, 1923. -
Tablet
Detail of World War One Memorial Tablet at Central Methodist (United) Church in Calgary. There are 204 names in total listed. The central section lists 36 names on the Roll of Honour while the two outside sections list the men who served and survived the war. -
Plaque
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Coupure de Presse
THE CALGARY DAILY HERALD 16 APRIL 1917 -
Pierre Tombale
Courtesy Wilf Schofield, England -
Coupure de presse
Newspaper Article from The Calgary Daily Herald
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 207 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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