Pte
Joseph Broughton
Informatie over geboorte
Geboortedatum: 19/04/1890 |
Geboorteplaats: Zelma, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Algemene Informatie
Beroep: Landbouwer |
Informatie legerdienst
Land: Canada |
Strijdmacht: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Private |
Service nummer: 474199 |
Dienstneming datum: 21/03/1916 |
Dienstneming plaats: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Eenheden: — Canadian Infantry, 46th Bn. (South Saskatchewan) (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
Datum van overlijden: 26/10/1917 |
Plaats van overlijden: East of Deck Wood, België |
Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Leeftijd: 27 |
Begraafplaats
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: IV Rij: C Graf: 18 |
Points of interest 2
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#2 | Dienstneming plaats |
Mijn verhaal
Pte. Joseph Broughton was part of the 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry, 10th Canadian Brigade, 4th Canadian Division. On 26 October he took part in the Second Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres – Battle of Passchendaele). The 10th Canadian Brigade attacked with the 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry north of the Ypres Roulers Railway. The jumping off line was situated in the line Heine House, Hillside Farm and Ypres Roulers Railway. They consolidated most of their objective under heave enemy shelling, including mopping up Decline Copse. The 46th battalion was eventually driven back due to German counter attacks and established a new frontline closer to their jumping off line. Of the 420 men of the 46th Battalion who were on the start line at zero hour, around 70% became casualties. Joseph Broughton was presumably killed in the area east of Deck Wood, where his body was found at D.12.c. He was re-interred at Buttes New British Cemetery where he has his final resting place.
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Circumstances of death http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=pf868q7td101us1usidkvu8pl1&sqn=334&q2=28&q3=2268&tt=1127 Gebruikte bronnen |
CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/480134/BROUGHTON,%20J Gebruikte bronnen |
Passchendaele, the Day-by-Day account, McCarthy C., pp 126-128 Gebruikte bronnen |
Service Record http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=66898 Gebruikte bronnen |
The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
War Diary 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry 1917 http://data4.collectionscanada.gc.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=46th+battalion&s13=&s12=1917&l=20&s9=RG9&s7=9-52&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect4=AND&Sect5=WARDPEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=FIND&p=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Farchivianet%2F02015202_e.html&r=0&f=S Gebruikte bronnen |