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Ernest Houghton

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Ernest Houghton

July 7, 1917
Wimereux, France

Military Service

Service Number:

141692

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

21st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 25, 1893
Manchester, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

July 27, 1915
Welland, Ontario

Commemorated on Page 258 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. N. 13.

Location:

Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear of the communal cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ERNEST HOUGHTON– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of ERNEST HOUGHTON – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • War Memorial– Niagara Township, Ontario

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    War Memorial – Niagara Township, Ontario
  • Inscription– Niagara Township, Ontario

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    Inscription – Niagara Township, Ontario
  • Family Memorial– Inscription to the memory of Lance Corporal ERNEST HOUGHTON on the family grave marker in the cemetery of St. Davids-Queenston, United Church, St. Davids, Ontario . He was killed on July 7, 1917 and is buried at WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.

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    Family Memorial – Inscription to the memory of Lance Corporal ERNEST HOUGHTON on the family grave marker in the cemetery of St. Davids-Queenston, United Church, St. Davids, Ontario . He was killed on July 7, 1917 and is buried at WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Wimereux Communal Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Wimereux Communal Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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