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ROSS, Hugh Madigan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5148 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tambo Upper, Victoria, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bruthen, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Tambo Upper State School and Melbourne Scotch College |
| Occupation: | Bank accountant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 14 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bruthen Congregational Church WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5148, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5148, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5148, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5148, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5148 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...5148 Acting Sergeant Hugh Madigan Ross, 13th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion, of Bruthen, Vic. Sgt Ross enlisted on 9 August 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Themistocles on 28 July 1916. On 14 October 1917 he was killed at Passchendaele in Belgium. Hugh's father states on his Roll of Honour circular that 'His grandfather, David Ross, served at Waterloo in (the) 79th Cameron Highlanders." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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