Oct 19, 1876

Born in London England

Mar 3, 1909

Embarked the SS Lake Erie at Liverpool England with his wife, Mary, and daughter Violet

Mar 14, 1909

Disembarked at Saint John, New Brunswick and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario

Apr 1, 1911

Address on the 1911 census shown as 4 Hendrick Ave, Toronto, Ontario with his wife and daughter

Aug 14, 1915

Attested into the 83^rd Battalion at Toronto, Ontario

Ø      Number 171035

Ø      Next of kin given as Violet Lucille Ann Boughton, daughter, of 952 St. Clair Ave., W., Toronto, Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Plumber

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Church of England

Sep 25, 1915

Embarked the RMS Corsican at Montreal, Quebec as part of the Battalion’s 1^st Reinforcing Draft

Oct 6, 1915

Disembarked at Plymouth, England and proceeded to Shorncliffe and on arrival there, the draft was absorbed into the 39^th Reserve Battalion

Feb 3, 1916

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Feb 5, 1916

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at the Rouelles Camp as part of a draft of 227 reinforcements from Shorncliffe.  On arrival Pte Boughton was TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion

Feb 15, 1916

Left the CBD to join the Battalion

Feb 17, 1916

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the N & O front line trench system

May 12, 1916

Admitted to the No 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) diagnosed with Myalgia in the lower back.  This was later changed to read Lumbago

May 14, 1916

Transferred to No 2 Divisional Rest Station

May 18, 1916

Transferred to the Divisional Rest Station at Mont des Cats for additional recuperation

May 26, 1916

Rejoined the 21^st Battalion in billets in the “B” Camp at Dickebusch

Sep 16, 1916

After the 21^st Battalion had captured the Sugar Factory at Courcelette on the previous day, they were ordered to take the Sunken Road beyond the current position.  It was heavily defended by both German machine gun positions and very accurate artillery fire.  The Battalion suffered heavy losses and Pte Boughton was one of those killed in action.

He was initially buried in a field near the Sunken Road trench and the location was recorded.  When the war ended, the Graves Registration Commission exhumed his body and reburied it in the Courcelette British Cemetery, 1 kilometre west of the village of Courcelette, France.

Following the war the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his widow, Mrs Mary Luckford, (she had remarried) at 155-42^nd Ave., W., Vancouver, British Columbia.

The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his daughter, Violet L. Anne Baril, 2360 Larch St., Vancouver, British Columbia

No Memorial Cross was issued