ULCOQ, Rene Anthony
| Service Number: | 9097 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD. Rank of Acting Bombardier |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Division Artillery |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 18 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Yeronga, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Urangan, Queensland, Australia , 17 February 1959, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Queensland Monumental area O, Grave 195 |
| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, Maryborough St. Paul's Anglican Church Book of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 9097, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD. Rank of Acting Bombardier | |
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| 16 Nov 1915: | Embarked 9097, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Involvement 9097, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 8 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Division Artillery, At Havre | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Division Artillery, In the field | |
| 13 Oct 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Citation reads:- On 29 September 1918, at Hargicourt, during the attack on the Hindenburg line, he was on duty with the battery under heavy enemy shelling. One shell burst beside him, and killed the non-commissioned officer in charge of a gun. He immediately took charge of the detachment, and carried on with the barrage until relieved some time later. His coolness and devotion to duty set a fine example to his men. London Gazette on 4 October 1919, page 12377, position 9 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 June 1919, page 1011, position 21 | |
| 29 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Division Artillery, Discharged at the 1st Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Cross, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal |
Military Cross Citation
On 29th September 1918, at Hargicourt, during the attack on the Hindenburg line, he was on duty with the battery under heavy enemy shelling. One shell burst beside him, and killed the non-commissioned officer in charge of a gun. He immediately took charge of the detachment, and carried on with the barrage until relieved some time later. His coolness and devotion to duty set a fine example to his men.
Submitted 5 March 2016 by Nathan Rohrlach
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francois Anthony Ulcoq and Frances Maud Ulcoq nee Haggard of Mackay, QLD.
Next of kin given as his brother Arthur Ulcoq of Fairfield Road, Yeronga, QLD.
Also brother of Jeffrey Frederick Raoul Ulcoq who died of wounds on 5 March 1917 while serving with 5th Field Artillery Brigade and is buried in the Martinpuich British Cemeter, Row B, Grave 1; and Oliver Eugene Ulcoq who returned to Australia on 2 January 1920 having served with the 46th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Ypiringa disembarking on 5 July 1919
Medals: Military Cross, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 18 January 1921 Rene married Marcia Raymond Cadell in QLD