James Michael HOUSTON

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Service Number:	43893
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR)
Born:	Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 2 October 1943
Home Town:	Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Killed in Action, Long Tan, South Vietnam, 18 August 1966, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD
Memorials:	Adelaide Post Second World War Memorial, Adelaide Vietnam War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 11 Platoon Delta Company Memorial Plaque, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Maryborough Long Tan Cross, McLaren Vale Garden of Remembrance, Newcastle Civic Park Vietnam and National Service Memorial, Pooraka War Memorial, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Rutherglen Long Tan Cross, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour, Wollongong Vietnam Memorial

8 Jun 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 43893
8 Jun 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 43893, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR)
18 Jul 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 43893, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), Long Tan
Date unknown:	Involvement

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