Private Walter Houghton

Army Number : 2051

Battalion : 1/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Hognaston, Derbyshire and lived at Darley Dale, Derbyshire. Son of John and Mary Houghton, of Upper Hackney, Darley Dale. He was a fur blower in a fur mill prior to enlisting at Matlock, Derbyshire. He went to France 25th February 1915 and was killed in action, 7th June 1915, whilst serving in the line near Kemmel, Belgium.

Buried: Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium. Row D. Grave 28.

Private Walter Houghton is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
Darley Dale War Memorial, Darley Dale, Derbyshire.