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HOUSTON, Herbert Horace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1059 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 December 1914, Seymour, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Goroke, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boundary rider |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 3 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Civil Cemetery Church of England, No. 24051, Section p3, Bendigo Civil Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1059, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Seymour, Vic. | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1059, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1059, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1059, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1059, 4th Light Horse Regiment, RTA 5 July 1916 and discharged as medically unfit (consolidation of both lungs). He died at Bendigo, Vic. of TB on 3 November 1918. | |
| 3 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 1059, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1059 awm_unit: 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-11-03 |
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Brothers:
4811 Sergeant Francis Gerald HOUSTON, 57th Bn, accidental death, 8 December 1916;
3177 Pte Clement David HOUSTON, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia (date not recorded);
1503 Pte Raymond HOUSTON, 4th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 October 1915.
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