HOGE, John Kenneth
| Service Numbers: | 492, Q200538 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1914, Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld, 4 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Indooroopily State School and Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Cerebal Thrombosis, Indooroopily, Qld, 3 January 1961, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 492, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 16 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 492, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, Embarked HT Borda at Brisbane, QLD | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 1 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, Q200538 |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 492, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| Date unknown: | Embarked Private, 492, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James C. Hoge and Margaret Hoge of Indooroopily, QLD.
Brother of James Crewe Hoge MC who returned to Australia on 27 July 1919 having served with the 9th Battalion and 1st Machine Gun Battalion and Paul Alfred Hoge who returned to Australia on 13 October 1919 having served with the 31st Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1919 aboard HT Borda
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
JOHN KENNETH HOGE, son of Mr. James C. and Mrs. Margaret Hoge, was born at Indooroopilly, Brisbane, on 4th February, 1895. He was educated at the Indooroopilly State School and the Brisbane Grammar School, and entered the service of the Bank on 20th August, 1912, at Brisbane.
He enlisted in October, 1914, and embarked with the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance in December. He returned to Australia in May, 1916, and left again for the front in February, 1918, being attached to General Service Infantry Reinforcements. He was promoted to the rank of corporal in July, 1916; to that of sergeant in August; and received his commission as lieutenant in February, 1917. He returned to Australia in February, 1920, his unit then being the 25th Battalion.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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