| Corporal 240580 Bernard H. HOUGHTON |
Regiment & Unit
1st/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Enlisted or Commissioned On/At
September 1914 at Worcester
Former Regiment
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Details & Age at Death
Killed in Action, Tuesday, April 24, 1917, Aged 26
Medals
1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
n/a
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle
Attack on Gillemont Farm (Battle of Arras)
Place of Death
Gillemont Farm nr Bony
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The battalion were in the front lines for the partially successful attack on Gillemont Farm. They suffered around 90 casualties and were relieved in the line by the 1st/7th Worcesters.
| Family & Personal History |
Birth Date & Place
Jan Qtr 1891 - Redditch
Baptism Date & Place
Parents
Henry & Sarah Anne of Redditch
Wife & Marriage
Lavinia, Oct 1910 in Bromsgrove
Children
Thomas, Bernard & Annie Lavinia
Address History
- 1914: Tower Hill, Bidford on Avon
School(s), Colleges & University
- Dean Close School, Cheltenham
Occupation(s)
- 1911 - Needle Scourer
