William Francis HOUSTON

HOUSTON, William Francis

Service Number: VX114248
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Lieutenant, VX114248
31 Aug 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX114248, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF

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