HAGUE, Henry
| Service Number: | 1340 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundanoon, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Orchard Hills, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Moonba School |
| Occupation: | Skin Buyer |
| Died: | Illness (Pneumonia), At sea (HS Gascon), 17 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea Chaplain C.H. Mayne officiated Lone Pine Memorial Panel 20, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1340, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1340, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1340, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Tragedy that never stopped.
Before enlistment, Henry was working as a skin trader on a sheep property named Quandong Park in the town of Collie.
He enlisted at Penrith and had a photo taken in his equipment.
After his passing, his father John passed away that year.
One of his older brothers, Jack was killed by a train the next year.
Another brother, William, left for Queensland permanently.
A third brother, James, suffered a head injury that lead to cognitive decline and loss of his career as a minister.
His mother's, Julia, house suffered a fire that destroyed many letters and photos, with the rest succumbing to white ants.
Letters after his passing often referenced the loss of Henry as a loss of the family and that theme continues today with no more children heirs and so loss of the family name.
Submitted 5 May 2026 by Amber Hague
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Julia Hague of Orchard Hills, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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