Michael HOUGHEY

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Service Number:	3393
Enlisted:	9 December 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 14 April 1894
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fireman
Memorials:

9 Dec 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3393, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3393, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3393, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
28 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 62nd Infantry Battalion, At Windmill Hill
1 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, From 62nd Battalion. In France
17 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3393, 35th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 21 April 1918
23 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3393, 35th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to the face and eyes. Invalided to England on 28 August 1918
27 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3393, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was City Refuge, Kent Street, Sydney, NSW

Son of Sarah Houghey of Tidalbasin Road, Tidalbasin, England

Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Norman disembarking on 20 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal