William Thomas HOUGH

HOUGH, William Thomas

Service Number: 3843
Enlisted: 2 February 1916, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1872
Home Town: Kerang, Gannawarra, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Brick Maker
Died: Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 20 August 1948, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
Roman Catholic, Section U, Grave 8574
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World War 1 Service

2 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3843, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
25 May 1916: Involvement Sapper, 3843, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
25 May 1916: Involvement Sapper, 3843, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
25 May 1916: Embarked Sapper, 3843, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
25 May 1916: Embarked Sapper, 3843, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
14 Oct 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3843, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Hough and Isabella Hough nee Briggs of Bendigo, Victoria

Husband of Alice Hough nee Radford of Melbourne, Victoria. William and Alice married during 1895c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 31 July 1918 aboard HT Malta

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal