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Private William Muir Laughton

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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 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.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 180 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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NELSON MEMORIAL PARK British Columbia, Canada


The cemetery is located on the corner of Caribou Street East and 9th Avenue East, and contains 40 Commonwealth War Graves from the 1914-1918 war and 2 from the 1939-1945 war.

Visiting Information
The cemetery grounds are open daily for visitation from sunrise to sunset. The cemetery office is not on site, but is open Monday to Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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