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HOUGH, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2657 , 2657 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia, 3 June 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Zone F, Methodist New Section 3C, Grave 550 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2657 , 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2657, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2657, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 27 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: On the night of the 19th/20th June 1918, at Morlancourt South of Albert during an intense enemy bombardment lasting 9 hours or more, Private Hough, stretcher bearer, showed exceptional bravery and devotion to duty. This man, after all the other bearers had become casualties, personally attended to the wounded, and, re-organising fresh bearer teams, had the wounded evacuated to the R.A.P. When the saps became impassable, he led his team over the top, and made numerous trips to the R.A.P. under very heavy shell fire. It was owing to his great devotion to duty that several very seriously wounded men were able to receive prompt medical attention, thus saving their lives. This man's work has always been of an exceptionally high standard London Gazette on 21 October 1918, page 12421, position 111 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 February 1919, page 271,t position 46 | |
| 27 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2657 , 30th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh. Invalided to England on 29 August 1918 | |
| 17 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 2657 , 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Frederick Hough and Emily Hough of Gulging, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 8 January 1919 aboard HT Orsova disembarking on 20 February 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Jack married Elizabeth May Hodgson in Balmain. NSW