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Roy Sylvin HOUSTON

Regimental number2679
Date of birth19 August 1895
Place of birthSouth Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressMillswood, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rosanna Margaret Houston, Dublin, South Australia
Enlistment date24 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 23 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Discharge date22 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 February 1981
Age at death85
Place of burialCremated Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia

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