Gunner George Broadbent aged 24

George was born in Holmfirth. In the 1911Census he was living with his Father Luke and Mother Sarah Jane at 2 Scotland, Midgley. Luke was a delver in a stone quarry, as was their eldest son, John. George was aged 17 and a Woollen Mule Piecer. His service records still exist but his story is best told by an extract from the Hebden Bridge Times.

He is buried in Jonchery-Sur-Vesle British Cemetary, Marne, France, and commemorated on the Providence (Midgley) Roll of Honour that’s now in the Midgley Community Room.