HOGAN, Hugh
| Service Number: | 55 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at South Yarra, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, 23 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Synge Street Chirstian Brothers Catholic School, Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HS London, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 May 1915, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at South Yarra, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 55, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 55, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Nora Birch nee Hogan, of 7 Kensington Road, South Yarra, Victoria
From Roll of Honour Circular states:-
Arrived in Australia, 1901. In 1904 my brother had the unique experience of walking unaccompanied from Perth, Western Australia to Wyndham in North West Western Australia and had many more experiences with natives. He was engaged in pearl fishing and mining and was for a short time in Singapore. He died a few hours after he was wounded and was buried at sea. Details from Sister.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, Britsh War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of enlisting he was employed at the Dunlop Rubber Compay, Melbourne, Victoria
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