HUNGERFORD, Septimus Clive Moore
| Service Number: | 1758 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 14th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Patterson, New South Wales, Australia, January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Woombye, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | 6/3/1958, Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia, 6 March 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Maitland St Thomas East Greta Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1758, Camel Corps | |
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| 12 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 1758, Camel Corps, HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 1758, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1758, Camel Corps, Shrapnel (gunshot) wound left foot, 19 April 1917, near Gaza, Egypt. | |
| 31 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Camel Corps | |
| 7 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 14th Light Horse Regiment, reverted to Tpr at own request | |
| 2 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1758, 14th Light Horse Regiment |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Staff Sgt HUNGERFORD,
Regimental Number: 1758
Unit Name: Camel Corps November 1916 Reinforcements
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Orchardist
Address: Woombye, North Coast Line, Qld
Age of Enlistment: 31 years
Enlistment Date and Place: 21 November 1916, RAS Showground, Sydney, NSW
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs. Emily Angela Hungerford, 165 Stanmore Road, Sydney, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A7 Medic,
on 12 December 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Staff Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll: 14 Light Horse Regiment
Campaigns Served: Egypt
War Service/Promotions: Taken on Strength at Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt, ICC, 20 February 1917. Wounded in action with No. 2 Coy. ICC, on 24 April 1917 admitted to No. 26 Stationary Hospital, Abbassia, suffering wounded left foot. In hospital until 22 May 1917, then transferred on 23 May 1917 until 18 June 1917, to hospital in Montazah, Alexandria, Egypt. Taken on Strength at Abbassia on 23 June 1917, and joined No. 2 Coy. ICC at El Kabri on same day. On 31 January 1918 to be Lance Corporal to camp establishment in Rafa, but reverts to ranks at own request on 15 February 1918. On 1 July 1918 transferred to and Taken on Strength in 14th Light Horse on reorganisation in Surafend. Then appointed Temporary Staff Sergeant on 22 November 1918. In Egypt until 26 March 1919 when he contracts scabies, and is eventually admitted to 14 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia. Transferred to rest camp on 18 May 1919. Reverts to Trooper on 26 May 1919. Marched out to Aust. Base Depot, Port Said, on 24 June 1919 and embarked to Australia from Suez, Egypt, on 17 July 1919. Discharged from AIF on 2 November 1919.
Fate: Returned to Australia per SS Dunluce Castle, 17 July 1919, disembarking 30 August 1919, Sydney, NSW. He married his brother Claude's widow, Magdalene Hungerford (nee Prentice), 25 November 1924, Nambour, Qld.
Place of Wounding: Shrapnel (gunshot) wound left foot, 19 April 1917, near Gaza, Egypt.
Place of Death: 6 March 1958, Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Qld
Place of Cremation: Mt. Thompson Memorial Gardens, Holland Park, Qld
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
War Memorial/Honour Roll:
Maroochy Shire Honour Roll, Shire Chambers, Bury Street, Nambour, Qld; Nambour (Maroochy Shire) Roll of Honour Scroll, Private Collection, Nambour (this scroll was available for sale to the public after the war)
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