William Mason HOUSE

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Service Number:	641
Enlisted:	16 October 1916, Enlisted at Penguin, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 1 April 1886
Home Town:	Ulverstone, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Driver
Died:	Stomach cancer, Tasmania, Australia, 10 May 1962, aged 76 years
Cemetery:	Ulverstone General Cemetery, Tasmania S-13, R-F, Grave 20
Memorials:

16 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 641, 4th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Penguin, Tasmania
11 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 641, 4th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked Private, 641, 4th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
22 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 641, 4th Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 6th Military District

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Son of Robert Porter House and Annie House of Ulverstone, Tasmania formerly of Wallsend, NSW

Had been promoted several times but each time reverted to Private

Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 6 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Member of the Ulverstone RSL Sub Branch, Tasmania

In 1952 he was employed with the Department of Civil Aviation, Fishwych, ACT.