BORN HULL 1896. SON OF JAMES ARTHUR BROADLEY (1864-1924) & SARAH BROADLEY (1863-1946) OF 31 ARUNDEL STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SECOND OF NINE CHILDREN. EMPLOYED BY THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY AS A FIREMAN ON TUGS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 01/09/1915. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 18/07/1916, AGED 20. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, SARAH.
HISDEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 18/07/1917.
HE IS BURIED AT BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “REST IN PEACE”.
First name:
ALFRED
Regiment:
Military Number:
3908
Rank:
Private
Date Died
18/07/1916
Place died:
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France
Age:
20
