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HOUSTON, William Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX114248 |
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Enlisted: | 31 August 1942 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Pascoe Vale, Victoria, Australia, 4 November 1913 |
Home Town: | Balwyn North, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | Merit Certificate |
Occupation: | Clerk (Victorian Railway Employee) |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 15 August 1943, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot R. Row C. Grave 11. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, VX114248 | |
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31 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX114248, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
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