| Notes: | CMP. Enlisted in to CMP. He was born in Leeds and resided in Bradford. He is shown as died at sea and named on the Brookwood Memorial. His is also shown as lost at sea in the Army roll of Honour. War Diary WO 169/13274, 501 Independent Mobile Provost Company, Tripoli, 19/3/43, 23.59 hours Air Raid, bombs dropped on docks and boats in harbour. Damage negligible but 1 ammunition ship and 1 transport were a total loss and 1 Destroyer hit and beached. Two NCO's were on board the ammunition ship, L/Cpl Broughton, missing presumed killed and L/Cpl Box who sustained slight injuries. Casualty List 1111, At Sea, Missing believed killed, date not reported. Casualty List 1142, previously reported missing believed killed, date not reported, now presumed killed in action, previous List 1111, 19/3/1940
George Albert Broughton.
Extract from the Halifax Evening Courier 1/7/1943.
L/Cpl G A Broughton of the Corps of Military Police, MEF, whose wife lives at 2 Montrose Place, Mountain, Queensbury. |
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