US WW1 Draft Registration


Registration Card

Serial Number 343
Order Number 1611
Name in Full Benjamin Franklin Broadbent
permanent Home Address 10 W. Huron Chicago Cook Ill.
Age, in Years 41
Date of Birth Jan. 24 1877
Race White
Citizenship Native Born
Present Occupation Stock Clerk
Employer's Name Sears Roebuck & Co.
Place of Employment or Business 925 S. Honian? Chicago Cook Ill.
Nearest Relative Mrs. Pete Keifer
1542 N. Witesian? Chicago Cook Ill.

I affirm that I have verified above answers and that they are true

Benjamin Franklin Broadbent (Registrant's signature or mark)

Registrar's Report

Tall, medium or short Short
Slender, medium or stout Medium
Color of eyes Grey
Color of hair Black
Has person lost arm, leg, hand eye, or is he obviously physically disqualified? No apparent physical defects

Lena M. James (Signature of registrar)

Date of registration Sept 12, 1918

Local Board for Division
No. 47. City of Chicago,
State of Illinois
400 East Chicago Avenue


Source: Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook
Source: Ancestry - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918