South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 19 Dec 1915 | ~ | Arrow |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of the Somme | Sep 1914 at Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Bernafay Wood just east of Montuban | Pvt 6903 Royal Warwickshire | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Oliver was killed on 5 Sep 1916 while on a working party improving fortifications in Bernafay Wood which is just east of Montuban on the Somme. There was nothing else of note mentioned in the war diary for that day.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Jun Qtr 1888 at Arrow | 12 Aug 1988 at Arrow |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| William and Jane Houghton | Cold Comfort Farm, Arrow |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Ann Houghton nee Priddy | Francis Ronald James born 5 Feb 1915 |
| 27 Aug 1914 at St. Mary's Aston Brook | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Cold Comfort Farm, Arrow | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Cold Comfort Farm, Arrow | 1911 - Not found |
| 1911 - Not found | 1914 - Draper |
| 1914 - 25 Webster Street, Birmingham | |
| 1915 - Droitwich |
Brother of Frank Houghton who also fell