Ernest Broomfield
Surname: Broomfield
Other names: Ernest
Locations in this story: Ringwood, HampshireGrove Arms, Ludwell, Donhead St Mary, WiltshireOusby, Penrith, CumberlandLancaster, Lancashire
Story: Ernest Broomfield was born on 8th April 1893 in Ringwood, Hampshire, the son of Harry Jesse Broomfield and Fanny Broomfield (née Cook). At the time of the outbreak of war he was living with his parents at the Grove Arms, Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, where his father was the licensee.
Ernest enlisted in the Royal Navy (Service No. SS115989) on 10th July 1914 as a Stoker Class II. From the 10th December 1914 he served as a member of the armaments crew on various ships (Service No. M11941). He was finally discharged on 28th January 1920. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. The 1939 Register shows him living at The Fox Inn, Ousby, Penrith, Cumberland, working as a Gamekeeper. He died in 1960 in the Lancaster District Registry area. The 1939 Register also indicates he was married but no record can be found of a marriage.
His brothers also served: Frederick John Robert and Edward William Broomfield were both killed in action whilst Harry, Arthur and Walter James survived. Also serving and surviving was William Percy Norman the husband of Ernest's sister, Eva Theresa Rose.
Ernest enlisted in the Royal Navy (Service No. SS115989) on 10th July 1914 as a Stoker Class II. From the 10th December 1914 he served as a member of the armaments crew on various ships (Service No. M11941). He was finally discharged on 28th January 1920. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. The 1939 Register shows him living at The Fox Inn, Ousby, Penrith, Cumberland, working as a Gamekeeper. He died in 1960 in the Lancaster District Registry area. The 1939 Register also indicates he was married but no record can be found of a marriage.
His brothers also served: Frederick John Robert and Edward William Broomfield were both killed in action whilst Harry, Arthur and Walter James survived. Also serving and surviving was William Percy Norman the husband of Ernest's sister, Eva Theresa Rose.
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Links to related web content / sources: Arthur BroomfieldThe National ArchivesWalter James BroomfieldWilliam Percy NormanEdward William BroomfieldFrederick John Robert BroomfieldHarry Broomfield
