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HOUSE, Alfred James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 263 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Smeaton, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Mordialloc, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hotel Manager |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 18 September 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 20 September 1947. Ashes interred in the Tristania area, Garden F3, Bed 3, Rose 01 and is held in perpetuity for all time. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 263, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 263, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 263, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 263, 29th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the back. Invalided to England. | |
| 11 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 263, 29th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to severe back wound |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Edward House and Mary Ann House nee Brereton of Bridge Hotel, Mordiallic, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 September 1918 disembarking on 26 November 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Alfred married Adeline Doris Lee in Victoria