Broughton Men in World War II

Broughtons in World War II

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ARTHUR BROUGHTON - Private - 20 Base Ordnance Depot, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
He died on Tuesday, 24st July 1945 at the age of 29. His parents were John William and Tamar Agnes Broughton of Barrowford, Lancashire.
ARTHUR EDWARD BROUGHTON - Petty Officer Stoker
C/K 19548, H.M.S. Tunisian, Royal Navy. He died on Thursday, 9th July 1942. He was 48-years-old. He was the son of Edward and Margaret Broughton and the husband of Alice Edith Broughton of Ramsgate, Kent. Memorial: His memorial is located on Panel Number: 60, 3 on the Chatham Naval Memorial, which is located up a steep path from the Chatham Town Hall Gardens in Chatham, Kent, UK.
ALICK EDWARD BROUGHTON - Marine (PO/X 3041) H.M.S. Royal Oak., Royal Marines
He died on Saturday, 14th October 1939. His memorial is on Panel 36, Column 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial in Hampshire, United Kingdom.
ARTHUR EARDLEY BROUGHTON - Lance Bombardier, 3/2Maritime Regt, Royal Artillery
He died on Friday, 12th June 1942 at the age of 22. He was the son of Charles William and Ethel Annie Broughton, of Spilsby, Lincolnshire. His memorial is on Panel 72, Column 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial in Hampshire, United Kingdom.
ARTHUR WELLINGTON BROUGHTON - Ordinary Signalman (V/24224) H.M.C.S. Levis, Royal Canadian Navy Vol. Reserve
He died on Friday, 19th September 1941. He was 23-years-old. His parents were Joseph W. A. and Clara Jean Broughton, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. His memorial is located on Panel 8 of the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant Park in Nova Scotia, Canada. This big, granite, cross memorializes the 24-sunken ships and nearly 2,000 members of the Royal Canadian Navy lost during World War II, including Arthur W. Broughton.