James Henry (Jim) PUGH

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PUGH, James Henry

Service Number:	253
Enlisted:	1 March 1916, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St James, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1886
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clothing cutter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 January 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres IV.D.36.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Trafalgar War Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 253, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 253, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 253, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
28 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 253, 40th Infantry Battalion

Outrun the Germans

From the Launceston Daily Telegraph 12 May 1916 - via Trove

ATHLETIC NOTES BY "WESTHALL"

The well-known athlete, James Pugh, who is now, wearing khaki, is back in the city from Claremont for a few days, looking as hard as a stout wire nail. Camp life evidently agrees with the sprinter, and if it ever comes to Pugh's lot to chase a German the Australian's pace would stand him in good stead. The ex-City player will be figuring in the football match to be played to-morrow at the Cricket Ground by teams selected from the soldiers at Claremont.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152751238

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