HOUGHTON Harold

  • First Name(s):
    Harold 
  • Surname:
    HOUGHTON
  • Service Number:
    54418
  • Rank:

    Rifleman

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
  • Battalion:
    7th Battalion
  • Unit:
    1st/7th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    11th November 1917
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium, Panel 75 to 77.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of William and Harriet Houghton, 61 Checkett’s Lane, Worcester

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HOUGHTON Harold Is Named On These Memorials

Claines Institute
Claines St John Baptist Church Churchyard Memorial
Claines St John Baptist Church WW1 Roll of Honour
Worcester Guildhall

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Claines Institute with the information: Privt.

Further Information About HOUGHTON Harold

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

A photograph of Rifleman H. Houghton of Ombersley can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 15th December 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

Harold Houghton has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Tyne Cot Memorial.

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