George John HUSE MID

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Service Number:	1304
Enlisted:	21 November 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Memorials:

21 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1304, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1304, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1304, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
30 Aug 1916:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, From bringing in wounded under heavy fire from No Man's Land on numerous occasions. London Gazette on 1 June 1917, page 5421, position 103. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 October 1917, page 2623, position 157
26 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion
1 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion
4 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Infantry Battalion
1 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion
31 Dec 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, In the field
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Lieutenant, 1304, 14th Infantry Battalion
24 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District.

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Son of George John Huse and Louisa Mary Huse nee Pitcher of Lake Road, Stawell, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 24 September 1918 aboard HT Devon disembarking on 23 November 1918

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