peteg Posted 28 October , 2004 Share Posted 28 October , 2004 On March 4th 1915, my grandfather Sgt Henry Houghton (6702) Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Rgt was killed, apparently by a sniper at "Railway Barricade" Whilst I have some info from 4th Div records for that time, I cannot track down any Kings Own records. I have info for Feb and March 1915 for the Battalion / Regiment but none for March, it's like March didn't exist. I have Cowpers books and apart from one brief mention of Railway Barricade there is absolutly no reference to any action there. I have some of Henrys pre-war service history but none for his war service. Can anyone please help ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hesketh Posted 28 October , 2004 Share Posted 28 October , 2004 All that Ray Westlake's 'British Battalions on the Western Front Jan - June 1915' adds is that the 1st Bn were "carrying out tours in Le Touquet sector trenches" and resting at Le Bizet when out of the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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