Born on 27 May 1898 in Berkshire, England - son of Albert Broughton, Tubney, Abingden, England - enlistment records (1916) provide the following: present address in Port Rowan, Ontario, trade as farmer, single, currently a member of the Norfolk Rifles, no previous military service, Church of England, height of 5 feet 3.75 inches, chest of 34 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair - enlistment records (1917) provide the following: trade as fisherman, no current or previous military service, Baptist.
Joined the 215th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Simcoe, Ontario, on 20 December 1916 (number 278614) - joined the 208th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Toronto, Ontario, on 9 April 1917 (number 250101) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in France on 27 or 28 March 1918 - wounded on 26 April 1918 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 26 April 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
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