Regimental number | 2930 |
Place of birth | Wallsend, New South Wales |
School | Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Ironworker |
Address | Mitchell Street, Stockton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Houston, Mitchell Street, Stockton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Cadets Army Medical Corps |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row C, Grave No. 23), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary HOUSTON, "Bonnie Doon", Mitchell Street, Stockton, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |