Ken Broadley

It's with deep sadness that I have to inform members of the untimely passing of Ken Broadley.
Ken joined the 1RWF band in the early 1980's having transfered in from the Light Infantry.
Ken was a keen member of both the Corporals Mess and WO's and Sgt's Mess and since his retirement from the Army lived in Berlin with his wife Walli and family.
Details and funeral arrangements are yet to be announced but I will post them as soon as I get them.

Paul Hinge
Band Association Facilitator

Such very sad news, my condolences to Kens family

Rest in Peace Ken

Colleagues

I've had a reply from Jessica Broadley sooner than I thought.

Ken was diagnosed last Monday with terminal Cancer and past away on Friday. This was a complete shock to the family because apparantly he was not saying he was feeling really ill.

Jessica feels that her mother would feel a great deal of comfort if former colleagues from RWF contacted her to express their condolences.

I've no other details vis-a-vis the funeral arrangements but Walli's address is below:

Walburga Broadley
Bechsteinweg 7
14089 Berlin
Germany

Hingey

Ken was a really good bloke with a huge sense of humour, my condolences to his friends and family. He was a Royal Welchman.
God speed Ken
Dai

Hi All.
I still live in Berlin and seen Ken quite a few times , i will try and find out , if possible when the funeral is,
there is still one of the drums platoon boys still here oaksey, sent him a mail , as soon as i find out more deatils , i will let everyone know.
if work lets , then with permisson from his family i will attend his funeral, i knew ken as a friendly man in and out of the RWF

Ken was one of the nice guys. I met him through the Sgt's mess in Berlin. Very approachable.

My deepest sympathies to his family

Yes Ken was well known by many and will be sadly missed, He was very active with the Battalion choirs (inter companys) my thoughts with Kens family, RIP Ken

the Denbigh branch of the rwf send there condolences to his family R.I.P.

What a shock and really sad news. Had many a beer with Ken in both Messes. As Al has already stated, he was one of the nice guys. My thoughts are with his Wife and Family.

Rest in peace Ken.

Very Very sad news at such a tragic loss our condolences go out to Ken Family, Friends and Comrades' at this sad time.

Deepest sympathy
From
Benny, Carol Ball
All Committee and Members
The Shotton and Deeside Branch RWFCA

"old soldiers never die, they just fade away"

Wow what a shock, yes he was a really good guy i remember him well. Our Condolences from the Barrow family

Thank you for letting us know

Such a tragic loss of another great member of the Battalion. Our condolences go out to his wife Walli and family.

Deepest sympathy
From
All Committee and Members
Caernarfon Branch RWFCA

Friends,
I have just received the following from Ken Broadley's daughter Jessica, if anyone could attend on behalf of the RWF that would be excellent:

Re: Funeral Arrangements of Ken Broadley
Hello Paul,
The funeral will be taking place next Monday (August 23rd) at 12, on the garveyard: Landschaftsfriedhof Gatow, Maximilian-Kolbe-Straße 6 in 14089 Berlin-Gatow. My Dad wouldn't have wanted anything big, so we are having a small memorial service, just the way he would have wanted it. But anyone who would like to come to the funeral, can. I think my Dad would have liked that.
Thanks
Jessica

Hi All

I will be going up to Walli on saturday, so i will give all the regards from the forum members, as i have Monday the 23rd off work, i will attend the funeral, i only knew Ken a few years, also seen him quite a few times in the spandau town , always a happy bloke , it will be an honour to pay my last respects to such a good bloke and ex 23rd of foot (RWF)

Thanks for being the RWF presence at Ken's funeral. Can you let Walli and the family know that there have been 50+ expressions of condolence either on this forum or emailed to me to date.

Paul Hinge
Band Association Facilitator

Sad lost. RIP. dai, michelle and family.

A very sad day indeed my condolances go out to Ken's family at this very sad time, i knew ken from my days in the Drums, he was a Corporal when I first met him and never a senior rank that you could say anything negative about.Rest in peace mate, yet another to add to the ever growing band of Brothers in the sky..

Spider and I were really saddened to hear that Ken had passed away so suddenly. We saw him when we were in Berlin some 10 years ago or more and had a good few drinks in Spandau with him!

Please pass on our sincere condolences to Walli, Jason and Jessica at this difficult time.



Debra and Spider Hughes

Elisabethstrasse 20
13585 Berlin Spandau

Oh Dear,

The sad demise of another Royal Welchman that I served with.

Ken & Walli were our neighbours in Tidworth, Woodcock Close (Behind the Drummer Pub). In fact, they lived immediately next door to Dai 70 and Gwen - we all used to baby sit for each other.

We parted company when the Bn moved to Lemgo in Dec 77 and I was posted to SWW Netheravon but did meet briefly at Tern Hill whilst I was stationed in the West Midlands in the mid 80's.

A lovely couple who made the transition from LI to RWF (Band) with no problem at all and settled into Bn life with ease.

Ken couldn't have been that old, so sad that he has been taken so soon!

Deepest condolences to Walli and her family from my wife Vern (neighbour friend), myself and all members of the London Branch RWFCA.

Sympathy cards and messages have also been forwarded to the family.

very sad ,I sent his son a message via facebook, RIP ken your were a very nice bloke , condolences to kens family.