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Albert Victor HOUGHTON

Regimental number1924
Place of birthNorth Pine, Queensland
SchoolState School, North Pine, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Ann Payne, Prince Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date8 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingHamel, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 18), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herbert and Sarah HOUGHTON, Prince Street, Paddington, Queensland. Native of North Pine
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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