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WW1 BRITISH ARMY MEDALS TO L-3178 SGT HOUGHTON R.F.A. WOUNDED IN ACTION 1918

Offered is a 1915-15 Star trio of medals to Fitter Sergeant T. Houghton, who was wounded in the hand on the 7/4/1918 at the start of the German Georgette offensive. 1914-15 Star impressed named L-3178  FT:S.SUT. T HOUGHTON. R.F.A; British War and Victory Medals impressed named 3178 S.SJT T. HOUGHTON. R.A.; Issue paperwork for 1914-15 Star to L/3178 Fitter S/S T Houghton; envelope for War and Victory medals addressed to T. Houghton. Comes with copies Medal Index Card, medal rolls & service papers. Thomas Houghton was born in 1882 and enlisted into the Royal Field Artillery (probably the 151st Brigade)...

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Offered is a 1915-15 Star trio of medals to Fitter Sergeant T. Houghton, who was wounded in the hand on the 7/4/1918 at the start of the German Georgette offensive.

1914-15 Star impressed named L-3178  FT:S.SUT. T HOUGHTON. R.F.A; British War and Victory Medals impressed named 3178 S.SJT T. HOUGHTON. R.A.; Issue paperwork for 1914-15 Star to L/3178 Fitter S/S T Houghton; envelope for War and Victory medals addressed to T. Houghton. Comes with copies Medal Index Card, medal rolls & service papers.

Thomas Houghton was born in 1882 and enlisted into the Royal Field Artillery (probably the 151st Brigade) on the 6/3/1915 at Warmington. Trade engine fitter. He was working pre-war at the Vulcan Foundry Limited which was an English locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire.

He landed in France on the 28/11/1915 with the 151st Brigade R.F.A. 30th Division. 9/1/1916 151 Bde 'D' Battery. 3/1/1917 to 148th Brigade 'D' Battery. 13/1/17 leave to UK to 23/1/17. 5/3/17 posted to base. 23/3/17 to 152 Brigade. 24/12/1917 To 'A' battery 152 Brigade. 16/1/1918 to 160 Brigade 34th Division. 20/2/1918 – 6/3/1918, attached temporary to 25D.M.W (Light) GSW (Gunshot Wound) left hand 8/4/1918. Evacuated to England and transferred to the 50th Reserve Regt R.F.A. on recovering. Transferred to Class Z 14/1/1919.

Sjt Houghton was wounded in action 7/4/1918. Battle of Lys, Operation Georgette which was part of the great German offensive in 1918. The German bombardment opened on the evening of 7 April, against the southern part of the Allied line between Armentières and Festubert. The barrage continued until dawn on 9 April. The Sixth Army then attacked with eight divisions.

30th Division.: As the Earl of Derby (Lord Stanley) was a driving force behind the raising of many of the units in this Division. After in most cases commencing training near home, the units were moved to concentrate near Grantham in April 1915. There were severe shortages of arms, ammunition and much equipment – for example there was only one gun carriage available even by mid July and even that was for funerals! It was not until October that the artillery was in a position to commence firing practice, a few weeks after the Division had moved to the area of Larkhill on Salisbury Plain. On 4 November the Division was inspected by Lord Derby, and entrainment began two days later. The Division sailed to Le Havre and Boulogne and all units concentrated near Ailly le Haut Clocher (near Amiens) by 12 November 1915.

Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 30 × 20 × 10 cm