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HOGG, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1780 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1915, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | St Cyrus, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 22 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX11, Row D, Grave 14, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1780, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1780, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1780, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 4 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, At Lemnos | |
| 12 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, In the field | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In the field | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1780, Third Ypres, Shell wounds - compound fracture of the right femur, right knees, hand and both feet | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1780, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1780 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-22 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of William Hogg of Mill Street, Montrose, Scotland
His brother said that Thomas has left Scotland for South Africa in 1902 where he lived for five years. He then left South Africa for New York where he lived for another four years before leaving for Australia where he arrived in 1912
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal. Victory Medal