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Sapper Edward Houston

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Houston, Edward
Date of birth: 1882-12-19
Place of birth: Almonte Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Edward Houston, father. Almonte, Ontario
Marital status: widow(er)
Occupation (attested): Bricklayer
Occupation (normalized): Bricklayer (Construction)
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1918-05-09
Cause of death: Died of wounds

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 104294
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail
  1. Sapper (Army). 1918-05-01 to 1918-05-09
  2. Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-09 to 1918-04-30
  3. Private (Army). 1915-09-15 to 1917-05-08
  4. Private (Army). 1915-08-03 to 1915-09-15
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Gassed April 28, 1918

Images

The grave of 104294 Sapper E. Houston at rest Ipswich, Suffolk, UK.
The grave of 104294 Sapper E. Houston at rest Ipswich, Suffolk, UK.
The WW1Garden cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. The grave of Sapper Houston with the memorial in background.
The WW1Garden cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. The grave of Sapper Houston with the memorial in background.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 397416
LAC ID: 474364
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4534-S002
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Edward John Houston and Mary Houston (nee Traill); younger brother of William Houston (Service No. 1043093) and older brother of James Robert Houston (Service No. 787904); husband of Mary Belle Houston (nee France) married August 3, 1904 (wife died April 30, 1907)

Several offenses for drunkenness and absence without leave: June 1916, December 1916, April 1917, July 1917 and November 1917

Uploader's Research notes:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

68th Battalion 1st Reinforcing Draft Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion Died of Wounds Private Army Canadian Engineers 3rd Pioneer Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 68th Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Engineers Reinforcement Pool ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-03-03