LAMONT, Hugh
| Service Number: | 658 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1915, Warracknabeal |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moe, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Self inflicted gunshot wound, France, 27 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension Plot 1, Row K, Grave 6, Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Erquinghem-Lys, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 658, 24th Infantry Battalion, Warracknabeal | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 658, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 658, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 658, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 658 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-05-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Hugh was born as Farquhar Hugh LAMONT in Moe, Gippsland, Victoria in 1891
His parents were Farquhar LAMONT & Ellen LEA
He enlisted on 16th March, 1915 and embarked with the 24th Infantry Battalion from Melbourne on the HMAT Euripides on 10th May, 1915 & served in Egypt, Gallipoli & the Western Front
Hugh died of self inflicted wounds in France on 27th May, 1916 and is buried in the Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Frederick Harold LAMONT (SN 1163) also served during WW1 and was missing in action, a prisoner of war and finally repatriated to England in 1918
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