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In All Saints' churchyard, Higher Walton, Lancashire.

EDWARD
ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE (Edward Houghton)
WHO DIED JUNE 17TH 1900
AT THE
RAADZAAL BLOEMFONTEIN
AGED 20 YEARS,
AND WAS INTERRED AT
BLOEMFONTEIN CEMETERY
SOUTH AFRICA.

Hello Berenice

Another nice find:

Private 195 Edward Houghton Walton Le Dale Division St John's Ambulance Brigade

His QSA and SJAB medal were sold by London Medals earlier this year.

Regards
Meurig

Many thanks. I'd had a look in the AWB name search and saw an E. Houghton who was a St John Ambulance Brigade member but as he doesn't appear on the Preston SJAB plaque I'd assumed it wasn't him. Sad that they left him off it as Walton-le-Dale is only a couple of miles from Preston centre, even if it is a separate place and, presumably, was a different corps.

Alexp wrote: I photographed this plaque when I visited SJAB HQ in Preston

Welcome Back, Berenice. We have missed you!

In the Preston Guardian of 23rd June 1900.



I wonder if any of the photos taken by Edward Houghton survive? Was he able to have a camera with him because he wasn't regular army?