Colville HOUGH

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Service Number:	7242
Enlisted:	25 September 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Bunbury, Western Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Wellington, Western Australia, 24 February 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bunbury General Cemetery, Bunbury, Western Australia Anglican area, Section G,
Memorials:	Bunbury Picton Roll of Honour, Bunbury Rathmines War Memorial

25 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7242, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
29 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 7242, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 7242, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
17 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Machine Gun Company, In France
5 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7242, 24th Machine Gun Company, Right hand and arm
11 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion
22 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7242, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of Joseph Hough and Elizabeth Hough nee Delaney of Coast Road, Bunbury, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 15 September 1918 aboard HT Arawa disembarking on 10th November 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1925c Colville married Marguerita Becker in Wellington, WA