CULLY, Hugh
Service Number: | 1303 |
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Enlisted: | 24 September 1917, Appointment 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp on 20 April 1918 |
Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
Last Unit: | RAAF Point Cook |
Born: | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland UK, 16 August 1884 |
Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Moffat Public School Scotland |
Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
Died: | Heidelberg Repatriation General Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 27 April 1954, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
24 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Appointment 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp on 20 April 1918 | |
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1 May 1918: | Involvement 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
1 May 1918: | Embarked 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
3 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Training Battalion, March in to Unit from Australia as Second Lieutenant reinforcement’s 2GSR V | |
26 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion, March in to Australian Infantry Brigade Depot France ex England Allocated to 6th Infantry Bn France | |
11 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Miscellaneous Hospitals, Transferred to 3rd London General Hospital UK , pneumonia severe. | |
25 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne Ships Subaltern on HT Ceramic | |
7 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated 3MD Melbourne, cessation of hostilities. |
World War 2 Service
1 Nov 1939: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Acting Squadron Leader, RAAF Laverton | |
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16 Aug 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 1303, RAAF Point Cook, Discharged from the RAAF at own request on reaching Compulsory Retirement Age |
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Hugh Cully
Imperial Service
Sergeant Queens Own Cameron Highlanders 12 years 186 Days
AIF WW1
2nd Lieutenant 2nd General Service Reinforcement's Victoria / 6th Infantry Battalion England and France 1918-1919
Staff Sergeant Major Australian Instructional Staff 8 years 10 days
Permanent Air Force (Royal Australian Air Force)
11th September 1921 to 16th August 1944