When William Henry Collins Broad was born in June 1887, in Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Frederick Broad, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Perry, was 25. He married Frances Ellen Hobbs on 17 February 1912, in East Kennet, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Grafton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Fyfield, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 14 November 1917, in Belgium, at the age of 30.
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The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
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English: nickname for a stout or large person, from Middle English brod(e) ‘wide, broad’ (Old English brād).
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