We remember Herbert Houghton

We remember Herbert Houghton

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1890
birth Oldham, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:7380488 Source:9623041 27th May 1890
1916
dates Age 25 Source:9623066 28th January 1916
1916
employment Insurance Clerk London United Kingdom Source:9623066 28th January 1916
1916
service British Army Private G/8224 Army Reserve (Home) Source:9623066 28th January 1916 - 28th January 1916
1916
service British Army Private G/8224 The Queen's Regiment 3rd Battalion Source:9623066 2nd March 1916 - 9th June 1916
1916
service British Army Private G/8224 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion Source:9623066 9th June 1916 - 3rd July 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9623066 9th June 1916
1916
dates Age 26 Source:7380488 3rd July 1916
1916
missing Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing Source:7380488 3rd July 1916
1916
location Brondesbury Park, Middx. United Kingdom their own address Source:9623041 3rd July 1916
1916
location Whitington Vicarage, Stoke Ferry, King's Lynn, Norfolk United Kingdom parents address Source:7380488 3rd July 1916
enlistment Mansion House, London, E.C. United Kingdom Source:9623041
1916
death Killed in Action Somme battlefield France Source:7380488 3rd July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7380488
sibling Frank Houghton Source:9623066
sibling Alfred Houghton Source:9623066
sibling Stanley Houghton Source:9623066
sibling Elsie Agnes Houghton Source:9623066
sibling Eileen May Houghton Source:9623066
sibling Lydia M Houghton Source:9623066
sibling Freda Grace Houghton Source:9623066

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Herbert
Initials H
Last Name Houghton
Source 1972288
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Brondesbury Park, Middx. United Kingdom their own address known 3rd July 1916
Whitington Vicarage, Stoke Ferry, King's Lynn, Norfolk United Kingdom parents address known 3rd July 1916
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army G/8224 Army Reserve (Home) Private
British Army G/8224 The Queen's Regiment 3rd Battalion Private
British Army G/8224 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Ann Houghton mother
Rev. Thomas Houghton father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Frank Houghton brother
Alfred Houghton brother
Stanley Houghton brother
Elsie Agnes Houghton sister
Eileen May Houghton sister
Lydia M Houghton sister
Freda Grace Houghton sister
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair
DateHeightSource
1916-01-28 5'9"

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Joanna64499
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Joanna64499

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Herbert Houghton taken circa 1915 Mike160780

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