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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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Place of birth

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]

Richard Houghton

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 172342 Corporal Royal Engineers Signal Depot (Dunstable)

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Edward J Houghton

Born 1885

Died 1964

British Army 19850 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John William Houghton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280624

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Samuel Herbert Houghton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45501

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William Houghton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116575

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Frank Daniel Houghton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187837

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Bertram Houghton

Born 1886

British Army 45288 Private South Wales Borderers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125695 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 489956 Private Labour Corps

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Frank Magens Caulfeild Houghton

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Cyclist Corps

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Reginald Christopher Houghton

Born 1893

British Army S4/217663 Private Army Service Corps

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Sidney Houghton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123740

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Peter Houghton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68357

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Leonard Wells Houghton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 35646 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Henry Houghton

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279485

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Herbert Houghton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71274

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James Houghton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127502

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Joseph Houghton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97377

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Henry E Houghton

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 12733 Lance Corporal Shropshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion.

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Charles Edward Houghton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163451

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George Houghton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207794

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Robert Houghton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45544

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