Reginald James HOUGH

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Service Number:	7739
Enlisted:	8 September 1915, Enlisted at National Park, NSW
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	4th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Pymble, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 5 October 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Taabinga Lawn Cemetery, Kingaroy, Qld Section 1, Row Sub 3
Memorials:

8 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7739, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at National Park, NSW
25 Nov 1915:	Embarked Driver, 7739, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Bulla
25 Nov 1915:	Involvement Driver, 7739, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: HMAT Bulla embarkation_ship_number: A45 public_note: ''
10 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
13 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
26 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
14 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 7739, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Gassed. Invalided to England on 23 October 1917
21 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 7739, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of William Hough and Annie Hough nee Green of Sydney, NSW

Next of kin given as William P. Hough of Grand View Road, Pymble, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 8 November 1916 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 31 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Sylvia Innes Hough nee de Mouton. Reginald and Sylvia married on 12 April 1925 in QLD