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HOUSE, George Clarence Johnston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1916, Enlisted at Taree, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Taree, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 23 September 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Moorland General Cemetery Headstone inscription reads: God is our refuge and dwelling place |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Enlisted at Taree, NSW | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 5, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, HMAT Boorara, Melbourne | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 5, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel House and Eliza House nee Johnson of Yarrawonga, Victoria
Husband of Alice Ivy House nee Mudford of 'Cundletown', Taree, NSW. George and Alice married during 1915c in Taree, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orari disembarking on 4 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal