Person Record

Metadata

Name

Broadhead, Oscar

Othernames

Sergeant O. Broadhead

Born

04/25/1894

Birthplace

Cardiff, Wales

Places of residence

Cardiff, Wales
Owen Sound, Grey County
Overseas (England, France, Belgium)
Returned to Owen Sound

Mother

Annie Marie Broadhead (nee ________)

Nationality

Welsh-Canadian

Notes

Oscar Broadhead was born in Cardiff, and emigrated to Canada with his family in 1____.

In the 1911 census, the Broadhead family were at __________.

Oscar Broadhead was a member of the 147th Grey (Overseas) Battalion, which was raised in 1915 and early 1916, and left in 1916 for England. He had attested to the 147th on March 13, 1916 at Owen Sound. He was an un-married Labourer, whose next-of-kin was his mother, Annie Marie Broadhead, of 2046 7th Ave. West. He was a Stretcher-Bearer when he was with the 147th. The 147th was put into the 8th Reserve Battalion after they reached England and its men and officers were transferred into other units. Oscar then joined the ...... on _______ 1917.

In later years, Mr. Broadhead belonged to the 147th Grey Battalion Association at Owen Sound. He compliled a scrapbook re the battalion and its post-war clippings, that is now at the Grey County Archives.

1973.010.088 Photograph of Mr. Oscar Broadhead (now at the Grey County Archives)

Mrs. Broadhead was __________ before their marriage in 19__.

Occupation

147th Grey (Overseas) Battalion
First World War Veteran
Secretary-Treasurer of the 147th Battalion Association (1960's)

Publications

AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE GREY & SIMCOE FORESTERS, has information about the First World War, and there is a small image of Oscar Broadhead seen on page ___.