Allen HOUSE

HOUSE, Allen

    Service Number: 959
    Enlisted: 14 July 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA. Attestation record gives his rank as Private
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, 1881
    Home Town: Buninyong, Ballarat North, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Miner
    Died: Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 26 April 1944, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
    Originally buried Church of England area 6, Grave 213
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 959, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA. Attestation record gives his rank as Private
    18 Nov 1915: Involvement Sergeant, 959, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
    18 Nov 1915: Embarked Sergeant, 959, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
    21 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 959, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the face and arms. Embarked for England aboard HS St. Denis on 22 July 1916.
    20 Jan 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 959, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was Newcastle Street, Perth, WA

    Son of George House and Sarah Ann House nee Stepnell of Buninyong, Victoria

    Commenced return to Australia on 31 August 1916 aboard HT Marama which arrived at Fremantle on 10 October 1916 as wounded. On 23 December 1916 he re-embarked aboard HT Ayrshire for onward travel to Melboure where he disembarked on 30 December 1916. 

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

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