Family Group:

Three: Private W. Houghton, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, killed in action on the Western Front, 7 June 1915
1914-15 Star (2051 Pte. W. Houghton, Notts: & Derby: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2051 Pte. W. Houghton, Notts. & Derby. R.) extremely fine

Pair: Able Seaman L. Houghton, Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, died on the Western Front, 23 August 1918
British War and Victory Medals (R.5360 L. Houghton. A.B. R.N.V.R.); Memorial Plaque (Leonard Houghton) housed in a glazed display frame, extremely fine

Pair: Gunner B. Houghton, Royal Artillery, killed in action on the Western Front, 10 November 1917
British War and Victory Medals (671862 Gnr. B. Houghton. R.A.); Memorial Plaque (Bertram Houghton) the plaque worn in parts, the medals extremely fine (9) £500-700

Walter Houghton was born in Hognaston, Derbyshire, and attested for the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, at Matlock, Derbyshire. He served with the 1st/6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was present during the Second battle of Ypres, 22 April to 25 May 1915. He was killed in action on 7 June 1915, on which date the battalion was entrenched in the Kemmel Sector. He is buried in Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Leonard Houghton served with the Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Great War, and died on 23 August 1918. He is buried in Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, France.

Bertram Houghton was born in Matlock, Derbyshire on 10 November 1897, and attested there for the Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force). He served with the 158th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action during the battle of Passchendaele on his 20th birthday, 10 November 1917. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

Sold with the following book:
- Darley Dale Remembered, through 50 Years of War and Peace, by Taylor, Keith, published by Country Books, Bakewell, Derbyshire, 2002, 442pp plus index, with numerous plates, soft-bound.