Henry James HOUSE

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Service Numbers:	1717, 1771
Enlisted:	28 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Previously issued with service number 1771
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Born:	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Armidale Memorial Fountain

28 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1717, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Previously issued with service number 1771
10 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1771, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
10 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1771, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
16 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion
10 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion, At Serapeum
17 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1717, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the face including slight wound to the eye. Embarked for England on 20 August 1916
22 Jan 1919:	Transferred Lance Sergeant, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), In London
10 May 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1717, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of William Elton House and Maria House of Brown Street, Armidale, NSW

Husband of Mary Ann House nee Mounter of Heale Farm, Curry River, Taunton, Somerset, England

Commenced return to Australia on 5 December 1919 aboard HT Lucie Woer disembarking on 23 January 1920

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