George Henry HOUGH

HOUGH, George Henry

    Service Numbers: 10264 , 10264
    Enlisted: 2 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Sapper
    Last Unit: 8th Field Company Engineers
    Born: Nottingham, England, 1886
    Home Town: Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Died: Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, March 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Lilydale Lawn Cemetery, Victoria
    Church of England , Section 1, Grave 361.Service held on 20 March 1969
    Memorials: Hawthorn Auburn Baptist Church Honour Roll WW1
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    World War 1 Service

    2 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 10264 , 10th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    20 Jun 1916: Involvement Sapper, 10264, 10th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
    20 Jun 1916: Embarked Sapper, 10264, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
    13 Feb 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 8th Field Company Engineers
    4 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 10264 , 8th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of George Hough and Matilda Hough nee Mann of Nottingham, England. Brother of Frederick Robert Hough who returned to Australia on 28 August 1919 having served with the 5th Divisional Signals

    Husband of Isabel Hough nee Hickford of Mayfield Crescent, Malvern, Victoria. George and Isobel married during 1911c in Victoria

    Commenced return to Australia on 22 May 1919 aboard HT Durham disembarking on 21 July 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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