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Died after discharge, not recognised by Commonwealth War Graves Commission

NAME:                      Broomfield, William John
RANK:                      Acting Sergeant
UNIT:                      Hampshire Regiment
BATTALION ETC:             Depot/11th Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         4828  (formerly 1776)
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Died of morbus cordis 25th March 1917
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: 
OTHER INFORMATION:         Born 11th April 1867 near Southamptom, Hants.
                           Enlisted 5th June 1885 & discharged 11th December 1905 (medically unfit - malaria).
                           Re-enlisted 9th September 1914 & Discharged 8th May 1915 (sickness), home service only.
                           Husband of Sarah Ann Broomfield of Benhindula, 1 Belmont Street, Southsea.
                           Married 15th August 1892 at the Registry Office, Portsea Island, Hants.
                           His son - John Thomas - also died.