HOGAN, Bernard Francis
| Service Number: | 5595 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eton, Queensland, Australia, 9 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Eton School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Cane farmer |
| Died: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 22 March 1976, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Qld |
| Memorials: | Babinda War Memorial, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5595, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5595, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 22 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 5595, Repatriated to England |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Apr 1942: | Enlisted |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Bridget O'Sullivan
Bernard Francis (Ben), was the seventh child of Edward and Catherine Hogan of Mackay, Queensland. c1913 Ben went to the USA where he worked as a ranch hand in Sacramento Valley, California. He returned to the canefields around Cairns where he enlisted in the 25th Battalion. He served mainly in France and was wounded in action in Polygon Wood in Belguim. He was sent to Harefield hospital in Dorset, England. As part of his recovery he travelled through most of Dorset on a bicycle. He returned to Australia in March of 1919 where he married Bertha Bradby and went on to have seven children: Roy, Maureen, Edward, Claire, Bernard, Michael and Valmae.
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Biography contributed by Bridget O'Sullivan
Bernard Francis (Ben), was the seventh child (of eleven) of Edward and Catherine Hogan of Mackay, Queensland. c1913 Ben went to the USA where he worked as a ranch hand in Sacramento Valley, California. He returned to the canefields around Cairns where he enlisted in the 25th Battalion. He returned to Australia in March of 1919 where he married Bertha Bradby and went on to have seven children: Roy, Maureen, Edward, Claire, Bernard, Michael and Valmae.
He once again enlisted in 1942 at the age of 48, joining the 15th Battalion, this time as a Lieutenant.
Ben was one of the founding members of the Mirani RSL, and president of the Mackay District RSL 1955 - 1956. He officially opened the RSL building in Mackay in 1955.
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