Robert HOUGHTON

Regimental number78335
OccupationFireman New Zealand Railways
Next of kinWife, Mrs I A Houghton, 20 Walpole Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 107 Tahiti on 10 July 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Reinforcements
FateDied of disease 5 September 1918
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsCanterbury Provincial Memorial
Other details

Died at sea en route New Zealand to England.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 86, p. 5