MIC for Miles Houghton

By peteg
5 February , 2005 in Interpreting documents

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Old Sweats
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Location:Rednal, Birmingham
Interests:My Grandfather, Sgt Henry Houghton 1st Batt Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Rgt. Henry was killed at, I believe, "Railway Barricade" trenches south of Ypres on 4/3/1915. He has no known grave and is commemerated on the Ploegsteert Memorial. He was 32yrs old. I am trying to glean more info into this sector of the war during 1915 and indeed of Henry himself. I have a fair bit of his pre-war service record, but none of his war record. I thought Henry went to France on Aug 4th 1914 with the 1st Batt, but as he has the 1914-1915 star and not the 1914 star I understand this may not be so and that he went in early 1915 with the 2nd Batt. I have a copy of 4th Div war diary for the week he was killed but no Regimental info apart from war diaries for Feb and April 1915. It seems like March 1915 didn't exist. If anyone can furnish me with more info, I would be very grateful.

Posted 5 February , 2005

I have the MIC for Bn SM Houghton (11676) RFA, later Captain. Under "Corps" it states 7th D.A.C. Could someone please tell me what this refers to ?

Regards, peteg

Posted 5 February , 2005

7th Division Ammunition Column.

Old Sweats
- 103
Location:Rednal, Birmingham
Interests:My Grandfather, Sgt Henry Houghton 1st Batt Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Rgt. Henry was killed at, I believe, "Railway Barricade" trenches south of Ypres on 4/3/1915. He has no known grave and is commemerated on the Ploegsteert Memorial. He was 32yrs old. I am trying to glean more info into this sector of the war during 1915 and indeed of Henry himself. I have a fair bit of his pre-war service record, but none of his war record. I thought Henry went to France on Aug 4th 1914 with the 1st Batt, but as he has the 1914-1915 star and not the 1914 star I understand this may not be so and that he went in early 1915 with the 2nd Batt. I have a copy of 4th Div war diary for the week he was killed but no Regimental info apart from war diaries for Feb and April 1915. It seems like March 1915 didn't exist. If anyone can furnish me with more info, I would be very grateful.