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Military service
Service number:
M/15604
Age:
50
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
January 24, 1893
Brandon, Manitoba
Enlistment:
September 7, 1939
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
March 31, 1943
Vancouver, British Columbia
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Masonic Plot .
Additional information
Son of David and Mary (Minnie) Laughton of Nelson, British Columbia. Husband of Martha Almeda Laughton and father of David of Edmonton, Alberta.
Private Laughton also served in the First World War with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles.
Additional citations
Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Private William Muir Laughton
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Photo of William Muir Laughton
January 24, 1893 - March 31, 1943 -
Original Grave Marker
Original (but incorrect) gravestone of William Muir Laughton in the Nelson British Columbia Cemetery. During the development of the Laughton Family Tree project this error was detected and the correct information was submitted to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Paying respects
During the period from 2009 to 2011 while the new gravestone was being created, Chief Gerry Rempel (Castlegear Fire Department) undertook looking after the site on behalf of the Laughton family. -
New Grave Marker
Veterans Affairs Canada looked after the construction and placement of the new stone with the corrections to William's WWII unit (Loyal Edmonton Regiment) rather than his WWI unit (2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles). -
New Grave Marker
The new stone was placed in the Nelson B.C. cemetery in early November 2011, just in time for the Remembrance Day Services. -
Paying respects
Gerry Rempel and his daughter Geri-Lynn Rempel returned to the cemetery on November 11, 2011 to welcome William's new head stone. -
Photo of William Muir Laughton
William Muir Laughton, as well as the rest of the valiant men and women of the Laughton family who served in the Canadian Forces in the Great War of 1914-1919 and the Second World War of 1939-1945 is profiled on the Laughton Family Tree web site. The url shortcut to this page of the site is: http://tinyurl.com/william-muir-laughton-1893
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Private William Muir Laughton
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Private William Muir Laughton
Digital gallery of
Private William Muir Laughton
Digital gallery of
Private William Muir Laughton
Digital gallery of
Private William Muir Laughton
Digital gallery of
Private William Muir Laughton
Digital gallery of
Private William Muir Laughton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 180 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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