Private 5450 Jim (James) HOUGHTON

Private 5450 Jim (James) Houghton{gallery}Pte J Houghton{/gallery}2nd / 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 8th August 1916, aged 20.

• Buried: Rue-de-Bacquerot No 1 Military Cemetery, Laventie, France. Grave I.K.8
  
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Arthur and Sarah Houghton [nee Williams]. 
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nether Whitacre
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Houghton
• NNWFHS Nether Whitacre War Memorial Page
• Rue-de-Bacquerot Military Cemetery
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 1 May 1896 at Nether Whitacre and was baptised at St Giles on 28 Jun 1896
  
• Lived at Common Lane, Nether Whitacre [1911]
  
• Employed as a farm labourer [1911]