Lance Corporal Colin Ramsay Broughton
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Regimental Number: |
13613 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
5th Battalion | Company: |
D Company |
Place of Birth: |
Grimsby, Lincolnshire | Country: |
England |
Next of Kin: |
J. W. Broughton, Red Deer, Alberta | Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
March 15, 1891 | Trade or Calling: |
Machinist |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
No |
Place of Enlistment: |
Valcartier, Quebec | Date of Enlistment: |
September 22, 1914 |
Age at enlistment: |
23 | Height: |
5 Feet 5 Inches |
Chest: |
36 1/4 Inches | Expansion: |
3 1/4 Inches |
Religion: |
Baptist | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action | Battle Died/Wounded: |
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Date of Death: |
July 26, 1916 | Age at Death: |
25 |
Buried at: |
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Belgium | Plot: |
VI. C. 37. |
Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
No | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1116 - 19 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Research Notes |
| Letters transcribed and compiled by M. I. Pirie, researching the Red Deer (Alberta) Cenotaph. |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Lance Corporal | Canadian Infantry | 5th Battalion | D Company |
| Son of John William and Alice Broughton, of 2nd St. N.E., Red Deer, Alberta. Native of Grimsby, England. |
| Type | Date | Description |
| Letter | 5/7/1915 | Lance Corp. Broughton, 5th Battalion CEF, Survives the 2nd Battle of Ypres. |
| Letter | 5/14/1915 | News about the Red Deer (Alberta) men at the 2nd battle of Ypres. |
| Letter | 2/3/1916 | 5th Battalion - News from the Front Lines |
| Letter | 2/29/1916 | News from the Front during the Winter - 5th Battalion CEF |
| Letter | 3/7/1916 | 5th Battalion C.E.F. - events at Ypres, wounded Festubert, hospital stay, etc. |
| Letter | 4/1/1916 | News from the front with the P.P.C.L.I. |
| Letter | 4/14/1916 | News from the Front - 5th Battalion CEF |
| Letter | 4/26/1916 | News from the Front - 5th Battalion CEF / A close call while sniping / Losing a best pal. |
| Letter | 5/5/1916 | News from the Front - 5th Battalion CEF / Red Deer ROH / gas attacks / souvenirs. |
| Letter | 6/17/1916 | News from the Front - 5th Battalion CEF / Many close calls / Taking prisoners. |