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HOUGH, David Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3155 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Cannington, Canning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 6 October 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican area, Section YC, Grave 0350C Commemorated with a plaque in the WA Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Canning Honor Roll, Mount Magnet Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3155, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3155, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3155, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3155, 46th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Transferred to England on 3 November 1917 | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3155, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Hough and Bertha Hough nee Gardiner of Bunbury, WA. Brother of Cecil Seymour Hough MM who returned to Australia on 1 June 1919 having served in the 4th Divisional Ammunition Column
Husband of Martha Ann Hough nee Dee of Cannington Hotel, Cannington, WA. David and Martha married during 1909c in Murchison, WA
Commenced return to Australia 24 January 1918 about HT Karoola disembarking on 15 April 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Geoffrey Malcolm Hough who returned to Australia on 10 April 1919 having served with the 16th Battalion