Horace William HOUSE

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HOUSE, Horace William

Service Number:	191
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bridgewater, Somerset, England, 1890
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Somerset, England, 21 October 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Saint Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Somerset, England
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World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 191, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 191, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 191, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 191, 11th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the toe
28 Jun 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 191, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Second occasion. Wound to the finger
1 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion
9 Jun 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion, In France
22 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 191, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the left hip. Embarked for England on 29 July 1916 aboard HS Brighton.
20 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion, In France
13 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 191, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son William James House and of M. House of Nuttree Farm, Bridgewater, England.

Husband of Ethel Maude House nee Wills of Church Street, Bridgewater, Somerset, England. Horace and Ethel married on 2 January 1917 in Bridgewater Somerset, England. Vicar C. Bezell officiated

Returned to Australia on 14 November 1918 aboard HT Devon

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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