Hugh Herbert HUSK

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Service Numbers:	2143, 2143A
Enlisted:	28 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Letter A added to his service number when taken on strength now 2143A
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	The Quay, Wivenhoe, Essex, England, 26 February 1879
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wivenhoe Boys Convent School, England
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

28 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2143, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Letter A added to his service number when taken on strength now 2143A
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2143, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2143, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2143A, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2143A awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-07

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Arrived in Australia aged 30 years. Address at the time of enlistment was Seamans Home, Sydney, NSW

Son of Nicholas James Husk and Maria Husk nee Leman of Essex, England

Stepson of Amelia Hush of The Quay, Wivenhoe, Essex, England.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal