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HOUGHEY, Michael
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3393 |
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Enlisted: | 9 December 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, 14 April 1894 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Fireman |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3393, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3393, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3393, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 62nd Infantry Battalion, At Windmill Hill | |
1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, From 62nd Battalion. In France | |
17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3393, 35th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 21 April 1918 | |
23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3393, 35th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to the face and eyes. Invalided to England on 28 August 1918 | |
27 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3393, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was City Refuge, Kent Street, Sydney, NSW
Son of Sarah Houghey of Tidalbasin Road, Tidalbasin, England
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Norman disembarking on 20 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal