HOUGHT, Joseph
| Service Number: | 6035 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hutton, Cranswick, East Riding of Yorkshire. United Kingdom, December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, General Military Hospital, Colchester, Essex, England, 17 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Colchester Cemetery, Essex, United Kingdom Grave reference: T. 5. 75. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6035, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6035, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6035, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6035, 6th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , SW to head and arm DoW England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was born in 1886 in Hutton Cranswick, near Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, the son of John and Harriet Hought of Walkington, Beverley, Yorks.
Births Dec 1886 Hought Joseph Driffield 9d 322
Deaths Dec 1917 Hought Joseph 32 Colchester 4a 730
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 17th November…… Joseph Hought was born at Hutton, Cranswick, Yorkshire, England in 1886.
According to information supplied for the Roll of Honour by his mother – Joseph Hought came to Australia when he was 26 years old. A Joseph Hought, Farmer, aged 26, was a passenger on Suevic which embarked from the port of Liverpool, England on 9th January, 1913.
Joseph Hought enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 23rd March, 1916 as a 30 year old, single, Labourer from Melbourne, Victoria.
Private Joseph Hought embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 28th July, 1916 with the 6th Infantry Battalion, 19th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 11th September, 1916.
He was marched in the 2nd Training Battalion, No. 3 Camp at Perham Downs, Wiltshire, England on 15th September, 1916 & proceeded overseas to France on 22nd October, 1916.
Private Hought was taken on strength of 6th Battalion from 19th Reinforcements on 2nd December, 1916 in the Field. He was sent to No. 5 Australian Field Ambulance on 12th December, 1916 with Influenza then transferred & admitted to Anzac Rest Station. Private Hought was transferred to Casualty Clearing Station then to Ambulance Train & on to No. 11 Stationary Hospital at Rouen, France on 29th December, 1916. He was transferred to No. 2 Convalescent Depot at Rouen on 3rd January, 1917 & rejoined 6th Battalion on 27th January, 1917.
On 27th October, 1917 Private Hought was wounded in action. He was admitted to No. 3 Australian Field Ambulance on 28th October, 1917 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to arm & head. Private Hought was transferred & admitted to No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station on 28th October, 1917 then transferred to Ambulance Train. He was admitted to No. 83 General Hospital at Boulogne, France on 29th October, 1917 with G.S.W. to arm & head. Private Hought embarked for England on Hospital Ship St. Andrew on 2nd November, 1917.
He was admitted to General Military Hospital, Colchester, Essex, England on 2nd November, 1917 with G.S.W. to right arm (slight).
Private Joseph Hought died at 7.50 pm on 17th November, 1917 at General Military Hospital, Colchester, Essex, England from wounds received in action – G.S.W. right arm.
He was buried at 3.15 pm on 22nd November, 1917 in Colchester Cemetery, Colchester, Essex, England where 10 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
Inscription:
Thy Purpose Lord We Cannot See
He Gave His Life That We Might Live
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/colchester.html
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