COUPER, Hugh Muir
| Service Number: | 4758 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hotham, Victoria, Australia, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Chronic bronchitis and nephritis followed by heart failure, No. 11 Australian General Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, 30 April 1921 |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian area, Row O, Grave 185. Headstone inscription reads: Lest we forget |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4758, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4758, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4758, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 4th Battalion | |
| 20 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4758, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Marital status at the time of enlistment was given as widower. Husband of the late Emily Carol Couper nee Warwick who died 1912c
Son of James Couper and Mary Lockhart Couper nee Robertson of Melbourne, Victoria.
Brother of Robert James Couper, James Lockhart Couper, John Couper, Maggie Margaret Couper, Lily Grisby Couper, Henrietta Jemima Couper, William Duff Couper, Janet Ellen Couper and Mary Jane Couper
Next of kin given as his step-son Roy Warwick Couper of 'Laura Station, Kerang, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 10 January 1918 aboard HT Corinthia disembarking on 3 March 1918 then transhipped aboard HT Port Darwin to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal