19/07/1913- Enlisted in Royal Australian Navy for 7 years at Fremantle WA
Postings to Ships & Land Bases
14/02/1914- Encounter
17/10/1914- HMAS Australia as ERA 4
5/07/1915- Awarded Stakehold Watch Certificate & Passed for Confirmation in Rating
19/07/1916- Granted Good Conduct Medal
11/08/1916- Granted E. K. Watch Certificate
16/08/1916- HMAS Australia as ERA 3
4/12/1918- To London Depot
7/01/1919- Cerberus
11/06/1919- To Royal Australian Naval College
19/07/1920- Signed on for further 7 years service with RAN
16/08/1920- Promoted ERA 2 at Royal Australian Naval College
1/05/1922- Cerberus
7/08/1922- Sydney
14/04/1923- Brisbane
1/07/1923- Platypus
9/04/1924- Cerberus
1/10/1924- Promoted Warrant Engineer ( Acting ) at Cerberus
30/11/1924- Penguin
7/10/1925- Brisbane
8/10/1925- Melbourne
21/12/1925- Cerberus ex ” Mongolia ”
12/01/1926- Brisbane
1/08/1926- Cerberus
31/01/1927- Appointment Terminated
Service Medal Awarded
1914/15 Star – No. 5084
Memorial Inscription
Yarloop War Memorial WA
NOTE : Brifoteaux LAUGHTON also completed RAN Service during the Second World War of 1939 – 1945.
**** Special thanks to Anne HAYLOCK ” whose research uncovered a Newspaper article in the Sunday Times of 11 June 1916, which had an accompanying photo and stated ” B. LAUGHTON, formerly residing at Yarloop passed Navy Examination before War, Appointed H.M.A.S. Australia, now stationed in the North Sea “. ****