William Hugh REW

REW, William Hugh

Service Number: 175
Enlisted: 5 December 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 3rd Divisional Train
Born: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 25 March 1892
Home Town: Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Butcher
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 January 1986, aged 93 years
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
Memorials: Ipswich Redbank Freezing Works & District Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Ipswich St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Redbank War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

5 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 175, Brisbane, Queensland
12 Feb 1915: Involvement Driver, 175, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
12 Feb 1915: Embarked Driver, 175, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Runic, Sydney
9 Apr 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 175, 3rd Divisional Train

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Son of Margaret Heggie and Thomas Rew

Married Ethel Helen Miles in 1921