George Harold PUGH

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PUGH, George Harold

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	13 August 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Marrickville, NSW, 16 January 1890
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fort Street Boys High School
Occupation:	Commercial Traveller
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 5 September 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) VI M 14
Memorials:	Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

13 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer
8 Oct 1915:	Involvement Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Oct 1915:	Embarked Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John and Rebecca PUGH, "Ernestree", Carlingford Road, Carlingford, New South Wales.

A TRUE SON A KIND, LOVING BROTHER A STAUNCH FRIEND A TRULY GREAT LOSS

LIEUTENANT G.H. PUGH — Mrs. R. Pugh, of Victoria-street, Marrickville, has received news that her son, Lieut. G.H. Pugh, has been killed in action in France. He was educated at Fort-street. In 1908 he was a member of the winning team in the Roth Challenge Shield for life-saving. He was a leading member of the Sydney Swimming Club, and also a prominent Rugby Union footballer. In 1912 he visited America with an Australian Rugby Union team. He enlisted in July, 1915 with the 4th Battalion, and left Sydney in the following October as second lieutenant. In France recently he took part in two charges at Pozieres. and was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. Recently a letter was received in Sydney from him saying that he had been appointed acting captain on the staff.

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