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Raymond HOUSTON

Regimental number1562
Place of birthGoroke, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressView Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinM Houston, Barker Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1503
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1915
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 3177 Pte Clement David HOUSTON, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia (date not recorded); 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.
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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