Flying Officer

Selwyn Charles Houghton

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Roland Paul Houghton and of Ellen Ada Houghton (nee Jacka); husband of Doreen Elizabeth Houghton, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. Known to be buried near Avu Avu Missin Church, near Guadalcanal, and whose grave is now lost.

References:
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NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
416494
Name:
Selwyn Charles Houghton
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs D.C. Houghton, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
09 October 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 4.
Cemetery Location: 
New Caledonia
Selwyn Charles Houghton
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