Is this a UK soldier? Any way to research him?

[Jean-Loup]

Alistair, thanks; that is very helpfull. With that weird name Houch, I should have suspected that the name might not be correct. Can you post the info or photo of the attestation book?
I believe the N has no significance, and simply means "number".

JL

[AB64]

I'm never sure on copyright issues with these things, the entry itself is very basic so doesn't really add anything. I have a paybook to another gunner that is about 2500 higher and he enlisted September 1940 so I'd say he was a mid-1940 enlistment (but that's a guess).

Alistair

[A H]

May have served in WW1 with the Shropshires and later transfered to RA

Entitled to a WW1 pair and TFWM

[Jean-Loup]

"May have served in WW1 with the Shropshires and later transfered to RA"

What is your source for this information? IT is in contradiction with the previous information found that is posted above.