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RUSSEL, Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Second Lieutenant |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Highgate, London, England, 11 March 1873 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Hit by shell, Hill 70, near Lens, France, 23 January 1918, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 15 |
| Memorials: | Midland Officers & Contract Surveyors of the Department of Lands & Surveys WA Honour Roll, Peppermint Grove Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club WWI HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) | |
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| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 23 Jan 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-01-23 | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Consistant devotion to duty. During mining operations he displayed marked ability in the attack on Hill 70, near Loos, on 15th April 1917, where he was officer in charge of the investigation party which immediately followed the advance and inspected all dugouts for traps, etc. His organisation and fearlessness encouraged the men to such a degree that under the heaviest fire the work was not delayed. Originally MID but later upgraded to MC. 18 April 1918 on page 847 at position 117 |
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Son of Thomas and Elizabeth RUSSEL; husband of Georgina RUSSEL, View Street, Western Australia
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