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HUGO, James Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 411 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brickmaker |
| Died: | Charlestown, New South Wales, Australia , 24 May 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, New South Wales Cremated. Ashes interred. R S W 14, Row F, Niche 58 |
| Memorials: | Hamilton War Memorial, Wallsend Soldier's Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 411, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 411, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 411, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 411, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 411, 17th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 30 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 411, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hugo and Elizabeth Ivy Hugo nee Parsons of New Tunnel, Wallsend, NSW.
Brother of Albert Victor Hugo sho returned to Australia on 2 Septmeber 1915 having served with the 3rd Battalion and Charles Arthur Hugo who returned to Australia on 10 September 1919 havinf served with the 3rd Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Warwickshire disembarking on 31 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c James married Emilie E. A. Lieb in Newcastle, NSW