Lance Corporal 2068290 Charles Edward Broughton

(Photo courtesy of John Yates)

Regiment: Royal Engineers - 253 Field Coy.
Theatre of War: Netherlands

Age at death: 29
Date of death: 16th of November 1944 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Mierlo War Cemetery

Family details:
Son of Joseph and Mary A. Broughton, of St. Helens, Lancashire.

Census details:
1939 Register. 24 years old Charles E is redacted but father Joseph Broughton born 13/01/1880 a Carter. Mother Mary A Broughton 15/09/1884 an Unpaid Housekeeper and siblings May Jones (Broughton) born 04/07/1915 an Unpaid Domestic Servant , Marion Hattersley (Broughton) born 18/10/1924 an Unpaid Domestic Servant are living at 262 Boundary Road, St Helens.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=28]Remembered on St Lukes War Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW2_headstones/2068290CharlesEdBroughton.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Corporal Charles Edward Broughton at Mierlo War Cemetery Photograph Courtesy of [url=http://www.warcemeteries.nl/index.html]Marcel Boven[/url][/caption]