Harold Fortunatus HOULT

HOULT, Harold Fortunatus

    Service Number: 3001
    Enlisted: 11 July 1916, Brisbane
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 47th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Nanango, Queensland, Australia, 1 March 1891
    Home Town: Nanango, South Burnett, Queensland
    Schooling: State School
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 September 1917, aged 26 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nanango War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    11 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3001, 47th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane
    27 Oct 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3001, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
    27 Oct 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3001, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
    30 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3001, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3001A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-30

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    Harold Fortunatus HOULT was born in Nanango, Queensland on 1st March, 1891

    His parents were Harry Edward HOULT & Jane Gwendolen LINDSAY who married in Queensland on 28th June 1884

    He enlisted in Brisbane on 11th July, 1916 and embarked from Brisbane on the ship HMAT Marathon on 27th October, 1916 with the 47th Infantry Battalion, 7th reinforcements

    Harold was Killed in Action in Belgium on 30th September, 1917 - no known grave

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