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Service Numbers:	3301 , 3301
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1895
Home Town:	Wonthaggi, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3301 , 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3301, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3301, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
31 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion
24 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 46th Infantry Battalion
16 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3301 , 46th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the buttocks
7 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3301 , 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London, England as medically unfit

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Son of Joseph J. Hough of Crescent Lane, Clapton Park, London, England

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

During 1924 he applied for employment with the Public Carriage Branch, New Scotland Yard, London