| Regimental number | 18804 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E M Houghton, c/o South British Insurance Company Limited, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 9), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Pryce Houghton and Emma Margaret Houghton, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 4 |