George HOUGHTON

Regimental number23/1072
AddressTe Awamutu
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Houghton, Te Awamutu
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 5 May 1917
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 35), nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/1st NZRB