About Me
James Ruakaraka Broughton is my grandfather He also used the name Hemi Ruakaraka Paratene. On this website he is known to be of Private Ranking. On his headstone it says he was a Lance Corporal. My mother is Josephine Broughton his youngest child of 12children to my Nanna Mary Irone Broughton. I am the eldest child of my mothers and I have 3children. My grandfather passed away on 15-06-1978 and was laid to rest at Kaikohe Public Cemetery in the RSA section with other fallen soldiers. I would love to meet anyone who knew my Grandfather as it saddens me that he passed away at a young age of 58yrs old and a year before i was born so i dont know that much about him :(