Husband of Mrs. Broughton, of 30, Regent Street, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed in the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company’s Goods Yard. Enlisted September 1914. Formerly 16046, 9th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Reported wounded in the eye and head in December 1917.
Broughton, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Broughton
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: The Tank Corps.
- Service number: 92729
- Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) / The (Royal) Tank Corps
- Enlistment date: September 8th, 1914 - 1914-09-08
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 14/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e
- Bolton Chronicle: 14/12/1917