Travers Robert Rhys Broughton (1885–1915)
from Tamworth Daily Observer
The news has been received in Tamworth of the death of Private Travers Broughton, who has been killed in action at the Dardanelles. He was a member of the transport section of the 15th Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade. Deceased was 30 years of age and the fourth son of the late Mr. H. B. Broughton of Hay, and Mrs. Broughton, of Wolsley Road, Point Piper, and brother of Mr. F. R. Broughton, of Tamworth. He was well-known in Tamworth, Gunnedah, and Barraba districts, having at one time been connected with the late firm of Messrs. Lowcock, Broughton and King. Leaving these parts he went to Queensland, and was for some time manager of the Charleville branch office of the well-known Queensland firm of stock and station agents, Messrs. McPhie and Co., of Toowoomba.
Original publication
Other Obituaries for Travers Robert Rhys Broughton
- Sydney Morning Herald, 22 June 1915, p 10
- Independent (Deniliquin, NSW), 25 June 1915, p 2
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, B2455, item Broughton B R R (National Archives of Australia)
- is to manage the business of Norman Bourke and Co Ltd, Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld), 17 March 1914, p 7
- letter sent to his parents from Alexandria, Egypt, Independent (Deniliquin, NSW), 25 June 1915, p 2
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Broughton, Henry Bingham (father)
- Addison, Beatrice Emma (aunt)
- Broughton, John Archer (uncle)
- Addison, George Campbell (uncle by marriage)
- Broughton, Isabelle (grandmother)
- Broughton, John Archer (grandfather)
Citation details
'Broughton, Travers Robert Rhys (1885–1915)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/broughton-travers-robert-rhys-16484/text28426, accessed 30 May 2025.