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Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Warrington, Lancashire [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [4]

Islington, London [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Wigan, Lancashire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Chorley, Lancashire [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

London England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [3]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Belvedere, Kent [2]

Bolton England [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Earlestown, Lancashire [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Lancashire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Leigh, Lancashire [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Naracoorte South Australia [2]

North Pine Queensland [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

St Helens, Lancashire [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Allerton, Lancashire [1]

Arrow, Warwickshire [1]

Aughton, Lancashire [1]

Barnton, Cheshire [1]

Barnton, Cheshire, England [1]

Barton, Lancashire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [1302]

Gunner [151]

Driver [121]

Corporal [101]

Serjeant [88]

Sapper [78]

Lance Corporal [40]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Acting Corporal [26]

Lieutenant [26]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Pioneer [13]

Captain [12]

Bombardier [10]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Major [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Rifleman [5]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Trooper [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Transport Corporal [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [170]

Royal Field Artillery [169]

Royal Engineers [157]

Army Service Corps [123]

Liverpool Regiment [84]

Manchester Regiment [84]

Royal Garrison Artillery [84]

South Lancashire Regiment [78]

Lancashire Fusiliers [76]

Machine Gun Corps [73]

Royal Army Medical Corps [73]

London Regiment [56]

Cheshire Regiment [55]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [40]

East Lancashire Regiment [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [31]

Northamptonshire Regiment [30]

Lincolnshire Regiment [29]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

Suffolk Regiment [27]

Worcestershire Regiment [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

York and Lancaster Regiment [23]

Army Ordnance Corps [22]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

East Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Border Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Army Cyclist Corps [13]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [11]

Service

British Army [1961]

Royal Navy [168]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [96]

Australian Imperial Force [53]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [2470]

G [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2415]

Merchant Navy [44]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Warrington, Lancashire [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [4] Islington, London [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Wigan, Lancashire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Chorley, Lancashire [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] London England [3] Manchester, Lancashire, England [3] Saint Helens, Lancashire [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Belvedere, Kent [2] Bolton England [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Earlestown, Lancashire [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Hampstead, London [2] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Lancashire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Leigh, Lancashire [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Naracoorte South Australia [2] North Pine Queensland [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Plaistow, London [2] Rochester, Kent [2] St Helens, Lancashire [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Allerton, Lancashire [1] Arrow, Warwickshire [1] Aughton, Lancashire [1] Barnton, Cheshire [1] Barnton, Cheshire, England [1] Barton, Lancashire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [1302] Gunner [151] Driver [121] Corporal [101] Serjeant [88] Sapper [78] Lance Corporal [40] Second Lieutenant [38] Acting Corporal [26] Lieutenant [26] Acting Serjeant [15] Pioneer [13] Captain [12] Bombardier [10] Staff Serjeant [9] Major [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Rifleman [5] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Trooper [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Deck Hand [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Transport Corporal [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Cook's Mate [2] Drummer [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Petty Officer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Acting Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [170] Royal Field Artillery [169] Royal Engineers [157] Army Service Corps [123] Liverpool Regiment [84] Manchester Regiment [84] Royal Garrison Artillery [84] South Lancashire Regiment [78] Lancashire Fusiliers [76] Machine Gun Corps [73] Royal Army Medical Corps [73] London Regiment [56] Cheshire Regiment [55] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [40] East Lancashire Regiment [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35] Royal Lancaster Regiment [31] Northamptonshire Regiment [30] Lincolnshire Regiment [29] Royal Fusiliers [29] Suffolk Regiment [27] Worcestershire Regiment [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] York and Lancaster Regiment [23] Army Ordnance Corps [22] King's Royal Rifle Corps [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] The Queen's Regiment [22] Rifle Brigade [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Leicestershire Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] East Yorkshire Regiment [19] Royal Army Service Corps [19] Durham Light Infantry [17] Royal Defence Corps [17] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Border Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [15] Hampshire Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Army Cyclist Corps [13] East Surrey Regiment [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Canadian Infantry [11] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [11]

Service

British Army [1961] Royal Navy [168] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117] Canadian Expeditionary Force [96] Australian Imperial Force [53] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [2470] G [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2415] Merchant Navy [44] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Thomas Gwyliam Houghton

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 14749 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 14749 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army 14749 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Herbert Houghton

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army G/8224 Private Army Reserve (Home)

British Army G/8224 Private The Queen's Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army G/8224 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Herbert Houghton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1622 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240308 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240308 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st./5th. Battalion

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William Houghton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4158 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4158 Acting Serjeant King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4158 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John James Houghton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1252 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 9th. Battalion

British Army 1252 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry 1st/9th Btn

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Herbert James Houghton

Born 1892

Died 1953

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76925 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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George Henry Houghton

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 16659 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 16659 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 18th Battalion

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Samuel Houghton

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 29639 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion

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John Houghton

Born 1877

Died 1937

British Army 1919 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Olbin Houghton

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 5303 Acting Company Serjeant Major Cheshire Regiment

British Army 5303 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 5303 Company Serjeant Major Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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George Richard Houghton

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55219

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55219 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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George Edwin Houghton

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 51691 Private Liverpool Regiment 8th Battalion

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George Houghton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 188195 Private Royal Horse & Royal Field Artillery

British Army 44291 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Arthur Theodore Ransome Houghton

Born 1880

Died 1952

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Aaron John Houghton

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 844585

Canadian Expeditionary Force 844585 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Houghton

Died 1918

British Army 12946 Private Coldstream Guards 2nd Battalion

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William Houghton

Born 1884

Died 1920

British Army 6349 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Stanley Houghton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 18838 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 18838 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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George Houghton

Died 1916

British Army 36180 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Stanley Adams Houghton

Born 1895

Died 1985

British Army 2894 Private London Regiment

British Army 198228 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Acting Captain Labour Corps

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