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HOUSE, Reuben William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3774 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1917, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill. WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Quindalup, Western Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Plot 111, Row J, Grave 5. Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his friends |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bridgetown Battle of the Somme Memorial, Bunbury War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3774, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill. WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3774, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3774, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert House and Ann Maria House nee Scott of Gibson Street, Bunbury, WA.
Brother of Arthur Albert House who was killed in action on 31 July 1917 while serving with the 43rd Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 27
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal