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OUGH, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3768, 3768A |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 16 April 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held 17 April 1969. Ashes were collected final resting place not known |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3768, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 3768, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 3768, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3768A, 46th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 6 September 1918. Letter A had been added to his service number when taken on strength with the 46th Battalion | |
| 22 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3768A, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Ough and Helen Bell Ough nee Burns of Steele Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria later of 'Avondale', Chandler's Road, Dandenong, Victoria.
Brother of David Ough who returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 having served with the 2nd Field Company Engineers; Henry William Ough who returned to Australia on 27 December 1918 having served with the 53rd Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 30 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal