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MORTON, Hugh
Personal Details
Service Number: | 451 |
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Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Rochester, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Dog Trainer |
Died: | Bronchial Pneumonia, Egypt, 1 January 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 137, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 451, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement 451, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked 451, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
20 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, In the field | |
1 Jan 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 451, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 451 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-01-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of A. and Eliza Morton of Rochester, Victoria; brother of W.J. Morton of Rochester
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served for 3 years in the Citizens Forces 3rd Light Horse