George William HOUSE

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Service Number:	4537
Enlisted:	9 October 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hampshire, England, 1893
Home Town:	Wayville, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Daw Park, South Australia, 3 November 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated on 5 November 1969
Memorials:

9 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4537, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 4537, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 4537, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
3 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4537, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg
6 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4537, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the foot. Invalided to England on 11 August 1918
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 4537, 43rd Infantry Battalion
11 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4537, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding
Date unknown:	Wounded 4537, 43rd Infantry Battalion

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Address at the time of enlistment was Wayville, SA

Son of Edwin House of Hampshire, England

Next of kin given as his sister Gertrude Lindo of 'Narragana', Banyena, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 20 October 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 16 December 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 28 March 1921 George married Dorothy Annie Florence Elizabeth Mounsey in St. Cyprians Church, North Adelaide, SA

Residental address at the time of death was Magill, SA