We remember John Houston

We remember John Houston

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth St. Andrews, Fife United Kingdom Source:8880244 24th October 1893
1910
education Edinburgh Institution Edinburgh United Kingdom Source:8881080 1910 - 1912
1913
education Student of Science University of Edinburgh Edinburgh United Kingdom Source:8881080 1913 - 1914
1915
service British Army Private 3527 Royal Scots 3/9th Source:8881080 July 1915 - April 1917
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8881080 October 1915 - 3rd May 1917
1917
service British Army Corporal 351091 Royal Scots 1/9th Source:8881080 April 1917 - May 1917
education Madras College St. Andrews United Kingdom Source:8881095
service British Army Private 351091 Royal Scots Source:1976135
service British Army Corporal 351091 Royal Scots Source:1976135
1917
death Died of wounds John had a leg amputated and died of septicaemia Boulogne General Military Hospital France Source:7105993 Source:8881080 3rd May 1917
burial Boulogne Eastern Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France IV. C. 50. Source:8881080

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Houston
Source 1976135
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 351091 Royal Scots Private
British Army 351091 Royal Scots Corporal
British Army 351091 Royal Scots 1/9th Corporal
British Army 3527 Royal Scots 3/9th Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eliza Pryde Houston mother
Laurence Craigie Houston father

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Fife3190

External Evidence

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University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914 - 1919 Bill72103
Madras College Archive - Biographies of other Madras pupils who lost their lives in WW1 Bill72103

Multimedia

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John Houston Bill72103
John Houston Bill72103

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