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NAME:                      Oughton, William John
RANK:                      Rifleman
UNIT:                      Royal Irish Rifles  (formerly TR/13/72196 Army Service Corps)
BATTALION ETC:             12th Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         42739
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 16th August 1917
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 35. Son of Mr. W. E. and Emma E. Oughton of 12 The Alms Houses, Glasgow Rd., Milton, Portsmouth.
                           Born & enlisted: Portsmouth, Hants.