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Houghton, Betty M.B.

Betty M. B. Houghton fonds. -- 1914-1915. -- 2 items.

Album [no. 1]

Dark brown leather, 208 x 166 mm. "Album" stamped in gold on upper board. 3 pp. with an envelope inserted at the front of the album.

Note: The description of the material in this album includes the names of soldiers who wrote narrative accounts or other pieces of writing. It excludes pages of addresses and other miscellaneous information. Names are given in their order of appearance in the albums .

Pte. H. J. Dare, no. 5199, 1st Devonshire Regiment
Pte. I. Lee, no. 6532
Pte. G. F. Deacon, no. 15737
Pte. H. Turton, no. 3642
Pte. D. Heath, Jan. 7, 1915
Pte. J. [Shirertin ?], no. 8224
Pte. F. Gould, no. 1222, June 11, 1915
Pte. W. Crayton, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots
Pte. Y. Berkin, 1st Sherwood Foresters
Pte. R. W.. Beal, no. 9564, 2nd Devonshire Regiment
Pte. H. Boundy, 24th Field Ambulance (RAMC) (TF)
Pte. Elliott, no. 6953, 3rd Devonshire Regiment
Pte. R. J. Tillott, no. 6978, 3rd Devonshire Regiment
Lance Cpl. D. Aubrey, Grenadier Guards
Pte. W. C. Fryer, 121st Battalion
Pte. G. Kennedy, no. 9262, 2nd Royal Irish
Driver Heath, no. 65935, 96 Batting Royal Field Artillery
Pte. E. Lucas, no. 8295, April 5, 1915
Pte. A. V. Coles, 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
Pte. R. J. Parker, no. 5215, 1st Devonshire Regiment
Pte. E. Lucas, May 8, 1915
Sgt. A. E. England, B Company, 1st Battalion, The Prince Alberts, Somerset Light Infantry
Pte. G. H. Morgans, 1st Devonshire Regiment, May 11, 1915
Pte. G. Lowe, no. 9107, No. I Company, 3 Coldstream Guards
Driver H. J. Watson, Army Service Corps
Pte. C. Gilbert, B Company, 1st Devonshire Regiment
Cpl. [G. L. Mason ?], Royal Engineer, Despatch Rifles
Sgt. H. Pearce, no. 6116, Wiltshire Regiment
Rfn. A. E. Cann, 1st Battalion, Kings Royal Rifles
Pte. J. Gilliland, no. 10023, 1st Royal Infantry Fusiliers, June 2, 1915
W. Robin, no. 21615, 5th Canadians, 1st Canadian Contingent, June 6, 1915
Pte. J. Wilkie, no. 21673, 5th Battalion, Canadians
Pte. A. Thompson, no. 6828, 1st Royal [Star ?] Regiment
Robin M. Stewart, 5th Canadian, late 16th Light Horse Infantry, June 8, 1915
Pte. J. J. Price, Royal Arny Medical Corps, June 21, 1915
Sgt. W. H. Coles, B Company, 1st Battalion, The Prince Alberts, Somerset Light Infantry, June 22, 1915
L. Cpl. G. F. Sharp, 4th Lincolnshire Regiment, Aug. 30, 1915
Sgt. A. Rosam, 1st West Yorks Regiment
Gunner J. Rawlinson
Rfn. L. Hughes, no. 2460, Queen's Westminister Rifles, Sept. 13, 1915

Album [no. 2]

Maroon leather, 185 x 157 mm. "Autographs" stamped in gold on upper board. Inserted at the front of the album is a postcard of a drawing of a soldier titled "The Pay-day Smile".

Note: The description of the material in this album includes the names of soldiers who wrote narrative accounts or other pieces of writing. It excludes pages of addresses and other miscellaneous information. Names are given in their order of appearance in the albums.

Driver W. Cast, no. 42457, 109th Battery
Gunner G. F. Deacon
Pte. F. Gould, 4th Devonshire Regiment, Jan. 21, 1915
Pte. W. Dexter, C Company, Devonshire Regiment, National Reserve
Pte. A. Downey, R.A.M.C.
Pte. W. Ladkin, no. 11 001, 3rd Lancashire Regiment
Pte. C. H. Simpkins, 3rd Royal Fusiliers
Pte. H. Tempest, [Brist? ] Indian Expeditionary Force
Trooper L. [Giton?], 15th "The Kings" Hussars
Rfn. L. Hughes, no. 2460,Queen's Westminister Rifles, Sept. 3, 1915
Cpl. A. Laird, D Company Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, British Expeditionary Force, June 8, 1915
Pte. E. Pipes, no. 16299, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment
L. Cpl. Pat Harrison, no. 1127, 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, D Company, British Expeditionary Force
Cpl. A. P. Stephens, no. 17917, 1st Grenadier Guards
Pte. E. Back, no. 2650, 2nd E. Kent Regiment
L. Cpl. G. F. Sharp, 4th Lincolnshire Regiment, Aug. 30, 1915
L. Cpl. G. Canavon, 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskillings Fusiliers, April 25, 1915
Sgt. A. Rosam, C Company
Sgt. H. Fisher, no. 9394, C Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
L. Cpl. A. [Hallorgh ?], no. 2026, 1st Manchester Regiment, Oct. 13, 1915
L. Cpl. G. W. Lewis, no. 7698, 2nd South Staffs Regiment
Pte. W. Clarke, 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Rfn. F. Venables, 2nd Battalion, Kings Royal Rifles
Pte. T. A. Davies, no. 12122, 1st Devon Regiment
Pte. R. Young, 3 [?] North Lance
Pte. A. Nicholson, no. 6507, 2nd Battalion, Lance Fusiliers
Pte. H. Narroway, no. 9299, lst Devon Regiment
Pte. T. A. Davies, no. 12122, Ist Devon Regiment
Pte. William W. J. M. McDonald, Machine Gun Section, 4th Royal Scots

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