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COLQUHOUN, Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 239, 703 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 September 1914, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Renfrewshire, Gourack, Scotland, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer Fitter |
| Died: | Wounds, Gallipoli, 19 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row K, Grave 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 239, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW | |
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| 14 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Field Company Engineers | |
| 1 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Field Company Engineers | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 703, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 239, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 239 awm_unit: 1st Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-06-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as Mary Singleton of 26 Johns Street, Woollhara, NSW. Later updated to his brother Charles Colquhoun of Holmcroft Street, Greenock, Scotland and als brother of Mary Davidson nee Colquhoun of Cheapside Street, Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He served a five year apprenticeship with Rankin and Blackmore of Greenock, Scotland
He was employed with the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation, WA before moving to NSW where he boarded with his aunt M. Gamble of Pyrmont, NSW
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