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the end of the war he was heartbroken when his horses, which
had looked after him so well through the conflict, were shot to
provide food for the starving Belgiums.
He left the army on 14th September 1919.
The certificate of employment he received on leaving the army said
“An excellent driver and shows great capability with management of
horses. A steady, sober and reliable man and has given the greatest
satisfaction in carrying out all of his various duties.”
For the rest of his life he worked as a farm labourer. Will and May
had four sons and a daughter.
He died at Bulwick on 4th March 1973.
Written with the help of Steve Broughton, grandson, and Les
Broughton, son.
BROUGHTON John Thomas R (Tom)
Private 271582 Hertfordshire Regiment
Private 202974 4th Battalion Essex Regiment
Born in 1889 in Kings Cliffe, Tom was the son of Henry and Annie
Broughton of West Street, Kings Cliffe.
Tom was a cowman until he signed up with the Hertfordshire
Regiment on the 25th of January 1917. His army service lasted a
total of one year and 61 days, including time spent on the Western
Front with the Essex Regiment. He received a disability card from
the army, which confirms that his poor health was caused by the
conditions he had endured while in service.
Information from his family says that he was suffering badly from
rheumatism, no doubt exacerbated by the cold and damp he
experienced in the trenches. Consequently he was invalided back
to England and sent to the 3rd General Hospital in Cardiff, where
he was diagnosed as being unfit for war service, resulting in his
discharge on the 26th of March 1918.
From Stamford & Rutland News 20th March 1918.
“Kings Cliffe. Honourably Discharged. – The following men have been
honourably discharged from the Army, as being unfit for further service:
.....and Tom Broughton.”
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had looked after him so well through the conflict, were shot to
provide food for the starving Belgiums.
He left the army on 14th September 1919.
The certificate of employment he received on leaving the army said
“An excellent driver and shows great capability with management of
horses. A steady, sober and reliable man and has given the greatest
satisfaction in carrying out all of his various duties.”
For the rest of his life he worked as a farm labourer. Will and May
had four sons and a daughter.
He died at Bulwick on 4th March 1973.
Written with the help of Steve Broughton, grandson, and Les
Broughton, son.
BROUGHTON John Thomas R (Tom)
Private 271582 Hertfordshire Regiment
Private 202974 4th Battalion Essex Regiment
Born in 1889 in Kings Cliffe, Tom was the son of Henry and Annie
Broughton of West Street, Kings Cliffe.
Tom was a cowman until he signed up with the Hertfordshire
Regiment on the 25th of January 1917. His army service lasted a
total of one year and 61 days, including time spent on the Western
Front with the Essex Regiment. He received a disability card from
the army, which confirms that his poor health was caused by the
conditions he had endured while in service.
Information from his family says that he was suffering badly from
rheumatism, no doubt exacerbated by the cold and damp he
experienced in the trenches. Consequently he was invalided back
to England and sent to the 3rd General Hospital in Cardiff, where
he was diagnosed as being unfit for war service, resulting in his
discharge on the 26th of March 1918.
From Stamford & Rutland News 20th March 1918.
“Kings Cliffe. Honourably Discharged. – The following men have been
honourably discharged from the Army, as being unfit for further service:
.....and Tom Broughton.”
25
