GREY, Hugh Albert
| Service Numbers: | V14275, VX116356 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 4 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Strathkellar State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool Classer/Farm Hand |
| Died: | Portland, Victoria, Australia, 9 December 1969, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Portland South Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, V14275 | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, V14275, embarked Melbourne for Port Moresby on board Canberra | |
| 9 Oct 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Bombardier, V14275, 'in the field' New Guinea | |
| 10 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Bombardier, VX116356 | |
| 19 Sep 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Bombardier, VX116356, emplaned Port Moresby for Townsville | |
| 17 Nov 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Bombardier, VX116356, embarked Townsville for Port Moresby on board the Katoomba | |
| 4 Dec 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Bombardier, VX116356, embarked Port Moresby for Townsville on board Katoomba | |
| 25 Feb 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Bombardier, VX116356 |
Help us honour Hugh Albert Grey's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Lance Bombardier Hugh Albert Grey (Service No:VX116356) initially served in the ACMF (Service No:V14275) as a Sapper atatched to 53rd Anti Aircraft Coy from 19 May 1941 to 9 October 1942. Lance Bombardier Grey was in New Guinea on 10 October 1942 when he enlisted 'in the field' in the AIF. Lance Bombardier Grey served in New Guinea with 67 Australian Mobile Search Light Battery and 67 Anti Aircraft Coy (7 March 1942 - 19 March 1943 and 17 November 1943 - 9 December 1943) and was Discharged on 25 February 1944.
Albert Eric Hugh Grey was born in Hamilton, Victoria in 1922, youngest of two children of Hugh John Grey (b1878 in Branxholme, Victoria) and Ethel Sarah Wensley (b1878 in Geelong, Victoria). Hugh was a Farmer at Strathkellar via Hamilton when he and Ethel married in 1906. They settled at Strathkellar where they raised their family and Hugh was a Farmer.
Albert worked as a Farm Hand and Wool Classer before enlisting in the Army. In 1943 in Hamilton, he married Agnes Norah Margaret Ryan (b1922 in Casterton, Victoria). Following his Discharge, Albert and Agnes lived in Strathkeller and Mortlake, where they raised their family and Albert was a Farmer and Grazier. Albert died in 1969 and Agnes in 1985.
Click images to start slideshow.