Hugh Henry MAIN MC

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Service Number:	NX14840
Enlisted:	14 May 1940
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 25 March 1919
Home Town:	Illabo, Junee, New South Wales
Schooling:	The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Natural causes, Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 1 June 2012, aged 93 years
Cemetery:	Glen Innes General Cemetery
Memorials:

14 May 1940:	Enlisted NX14840, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
22 Nov 1940:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
16 Jul 1941:	Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX14840, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, GSW right shoulder
14 Mar 1942:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
21 Jan 1944:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
8 Mar 1945:	Honoured Military Cross, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, For leadership and devotion to duty in operations at Lae and Finschhafen in September 1943.
30 Oct 1945:	Discharged NX14840, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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