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HOGG, John Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5097 |
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Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Lilydale, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Due to war service, Moruya, New South Wales, Australia, 8 June 1960 |
Cemetery: |
Moruya Cemetery |
Memorials: | North Adelaide Christ Church School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5097, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5097, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5097, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 66th Infantry Battalion, From 7th Battalion. In England | |
19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion, From 66th Battalion | |
26 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5097, 7th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Embarked HS Ville de Liege for England on 2 January 1918 | |
17 Aug 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Citation reads: For gallant and distinguished service at Lihons, 11 August 1918. He was in charge of a platoon throughout the attack. He pushed on with fine judgment and after reaching the objective directed his platoon with great coolness during the counter attack. London Gazette on 10 January 1920, page 474, position 1 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 April 1920, page 580, position 19 | |
23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5097, 7th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Fractured left thigh. | |
29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5097, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Hogg and Ellen Hogg nee MacCardy of Chestnut Street, South Richmond, Victoria formerly of Lilydale, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 19 March 1919 aboard HT Czaritza then transhipped to HT Dunluce Catle on 7 April 1919 disembarking on 15 May 1919
Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal