William HOUGHTON

HOUGHTON, William

Service Number: 874
Enlisted: 23 November 1914, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 4th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town: Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling: Inverleigh State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Memorials: Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh State School Roll of Honor

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World War 1 Service

23 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 874, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic.
13 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 874, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 874, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
4 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 874, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, TOS
26 Jul 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 874, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell shock. Evacuated to Mudros. Rejoined unit 9 August 1915.
12 Dec 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 874, 4th Light Horse Regiment, RTA 17 March 1916 and discharged as MU (illness).

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