Lot 514
A SUFFOLK REGIMENT TRIO & PLAQUE.
A 1914/15 Star named to 2540 Pte A E Houghton Suff.R. British War & Victory Medals named to 2540 Pte A E Houghton Suff.R. A Memorial Plaque named to Albert Edward Houghton, with the Kings letter and card box of issue.
Albert Edward Houghton was aged 19 years, the son of Alice Houghton of 4 Peckham Street, Bury St Edmunds, and the late Benjamin Houghton.
Whilst serving with the 7th battalion of the Suffolk Regiment, he was Killed in Action on the 28th April 1917. He is commemorated on Bay 4 of the Arras Memorial.
