Regimental number | 3177 |
Place of birth | Goroke, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, James Houston, 58 Barkly Place, Bendigo, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4811 Sergeant Francis Gerald HOUSTON, 57th Bn, died of disease, 8 December 1916; 1059 Pte Herbert Horace HOUSTON, 4th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 5 July 1916; 1503 Pte Raymond HOUSTON, 4th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 October 1915. |
Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Parkes Cemetery |