Rifleman John Broom, 453122
- Batt - 11
- Unit - London Regiment
- Section - Finsbury Rifles
- Date of Birth - 1890
- Died - 19/04/1917
- Age - 27
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of Thomas Broom a shoemaker, born 1849 in Greetham, Rutland and his wife Elizabeth, born 1853 in Hallaton, Leics. John was born in 1890 in Tilton on the Hill, Leics., he had one sibling, a brother Allen, born 1893 in Tilton on the Hill, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at Tilton on the Hill, Leics. In April 1911 John was employed as a domestic footman and was residing as a servant at 11, Stratton Street, Mayfair and Knightsbridge, Middx.
Leicestershire Project Findings
- Conflict - World War I
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
- Unit - London Regiment
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Gaza War Cem., Israel
- Born - Tilton On The Hill, Leics
- Enlisted - London
- Memorial - ST. PETER'S CHYRD. MEM., TILTON ON THE HILL, LEICS
