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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.
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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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