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Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Friday 26 October 1917

Mr and Mrs Joseph Coombes of Broadmoor ahve been notified that their son, Private Thomas Coombes Durham Light Infantry, has again been wounded.
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This is the record for Thomas (James' brother)

First name(s) Thomas
Last name Coombes
Service number 7089
Regiment Durham Light Infantry
Unit / Battalion 2/8th Battalion
Event year 1916
Age 31
Birth year 1885
Birth town -
Residence town -
Residence county Devon
Series WO 363
Record set British Army Service Records 1914-1920

James' Dad:

Western Times - Tuesday 22 November 1921

Drewsteignton Man Found Dead in a Field
On Thursday afternoon Mr Joseph Coombes of Broadmoor Cottage, Drewsteignton , a labourer in the employ of Mr A Woodland (Preston Farm) Drewsteignton was found dead by his employer and a man named Powlesland in a field not far from his home. Deceased had been engaged picking out potatoes from a trench and during the day had complained of feeling unwell. Despite this, however, he again returned to the field after the dinner hour, and about 3.30pm was discovered quite dead. PC Newberry was summoned, and the body was removed to deceased's home. Coombes was over 80 years of age, and of late had not enjoyed good health.
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Funeral of Joseph:

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Friday 25 November 1921

The funeral of Mr Joseph Coombes of Broadmoor Cottage, a report whose death under sad circumstances has appeared in these columns took place here... The chief mourners were the Widow, Messrs. William, Thomas and John Coombes (sons), Mrs Southard, Mrs Beer, Mrs Setter, Mrs Blatchford and Mrs E Meardon (daughters). Mr Southard, Mr Beer and Mr Blatchford (sons-in-law), Mrs T Coombes and Mrs J Coombes (daughters-in-law), Mr and Mrs W Slocombe (brother-in- law and sister-in-law), Mr J Ponsford and Master E Tancock (nephews), the Misses B and H Beer, L Slocombe and L Tancock (nieces). Mr James Coombes (son) was unavoidably absent through illness.

I was wondering if thses same newspaper would have a notice for the passing of my grandfather in the poorhouse at Broadmoor ? Where would I be able to get copies of these newspaper articles as I did look on this site but can not find anything.

Is this his death, so that we know what year to search?

Deaths Dec 1940 (>99%)
Coombes James 55 Okehampton 5b 916


You'll find newspaper articles on FindMyPast, or at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

'The Poorhouse at Broadmoor' could have refered to a cottage hospital. Many Workhouses had been converted to by then. The older generation still refered to them as the Poor House or Work House because of the remembered stigma.

Although conversion dates are a bit vague, you can read about the Okehampton one here
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Okehampton/

There doesn't seem to be a newspaper entry about the 1940 James Coombes death. The Certificate would tell you where he died.
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

Yes my grandfather James Coombes died in 1940 aged 55 .