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SAGO, Horace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4217 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Enlisted at Ballarat |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Berringa, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat and Berringa State Schools, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, United Kingdom, 26 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Leeds (Lawnswood) Cemetery Screen Wall - W. 394 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 4217, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 4217, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 4217, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 4217, 21st Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the buttock and evacuated to England on the 28 August 1916 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Ann Sago; husband of Rosa Lavinia Sago of 83 Wills Street, Ballarat East; father of Horace Kirkpaatrick Sago who served in WW2 with the 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion;
Brother of Benjamin Sago who also served in WW1 but returned to Australia after being badly wounded
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal