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Michael Joseph HOUSTON

Regimental number1855
Place of birthCarlton, Victoria
SchoolSt Georges School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGroom
Address203 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Houston, 203 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 2), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter adn Annie HOUSTON. Native of Carlton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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