HOGUE, Oliver
| Service Number: | 447 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 14th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Darlington, New South Wales, Australia, 29 April 1880 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Forest Lodge Superior Public School, Abbotsford Christian Brothers School |
| Occupation: | Journalist/Author |
| Died: | Died of Illness (influenza), Wandsworth, England, 3 March 1919, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot IV, Row J, Grave 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Brisbane 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment Memorial Plaque, Glebe Roll of Honor, Glebe War Memorial, Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service, Sydney Prince Alfred Masonic Lodge No 94 Roll of Honour, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 447, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 27 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Light Horse Brigade HQ, and Aide-de-Camp to the Brigadier | |
| 21 Dec 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Light Horse Brigade HQ, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Light Horse Brigade HQ, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC, Gallipoli | |
| 15 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Light Horse Brigade HQ, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 447, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 447, Imperial Camel Corps , 18th Camel Corps | |
| 27 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 447, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 3 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Anzac Section | |
| 1 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 14th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 3 Mar 1919: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Major, 14th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1919-03-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Born in Glebe in 1880, Oliver was the second son of Mr. J.A. Hogue, ex Minister for Education. He was educated at the Superior Public School at Forest Lodge, and was captain of the school cricket team when it won the schools' competition. For two years he represented Glebe in first-class circket. He was for many years a member of the Glebe Presbyterian Church and took an active part in the Fellowship Union connected therewith.
Joining the staff of the Sydney Morning Herald as a junior reporter in July 1907, he soon worked his way up to a responsible postion. He was an able writer, and his press contribution during the war under the pen name of 'Troper Bleugum' were highly appreciated by a wide circle of readers. He has in each of his three books - 'Trooper Bleugum at the Dardanelles' 'Love Letters of an Anzac' and 'With the Cameiers' - left unforgettable descriptions of famous fights and famous scenes.
When the war came he was one of the first to drop his pen for the sword. He enlisted in the 6th Light Horse. From the rank of Trooper he speedily rose in the service, obtained a commission, and, as Second-Lieutenant, was chosen orderly to Brigadier-General Ryrie. He spent five exciting months on Gallipli, and after the evacuation was transferred to the Imperial Camel Corps, and by reason of his good work attained the rank first of Captain and then of Major. He went with the victorious amry into Palestine, was in most of the important engagements, and was at Jerusalem when it fell. At the clonclusion of hostilities he left for London to supervixe the publication of this third book, and there fell a victim to influenza, passing away on March 3, 1919 at the No. 3 London General Hospital.
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