Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Bedford House Cemetery | Enclosure No.4 XI. C. 12. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.117 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 22D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Education & Career :
Educated - Repton & Bruges.
He rode with Mr Curwen's (Workington Hall) Foxhounds.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 5th Battalion Border Regiment |
1/5th (Cumberland) Battalion August 1914 : in Carlisle. Army Troops attached to East Lancashire Division. Moved to Barrow. 26 October 1914 : landed at Le Havre and attached to Lines of Communication. [Official History of the war mentions attachment to Jullundur Brigade in Lahore Division]. 5 May 1915 : attached to 149th Brigade in 50th (Northumbrian) Division. 20 December 1915 : transferred to 151st Brigade in same Division. 12 February 1918 : transferred to as Pioneer Bn to 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. 7 May 1918 : transferred to 97th Brigade in 32nd Division and absorbed the cadre of the regiment's 11th Battalion (Lonsdale). |
| Action : Other actions in Spring 1915 |
The official dates cover the period from 15th June 1915 to 8th August 1915. This is the period on the Western Front following the piecemeal engagements North of the La Bassee canal at Aubers Ridge, Festubert & Givenchy but before the Battle of Loos, the largest Western Front battle of 1915.
Detail :
Alan's death was reported in the Birmingham Daily Post 21st June, 1915. "HUNTSMAN KILLED BY SNIPER. Word was received on Saturday at Workington that Major Alan Broadley-Smith, of the 5th Border Regiment, was shot through the head and killed by a sniper in France on June 16. Major Broadley-Smith had just returned to the trenches after seven days' leave. He was a fine all-round sportsman, and was regarded as one of the best amateur huntsmen in the northern counties."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Curwen No. 1400 E.C. | Cumberland & Westmoreland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
26th May 1910 | 23rd June 1910 | 21st July 1910 |
Asst Secretary
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley