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LENNON, Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 133 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to A Squadron 8th LHR at Broadmeadows Camp |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Yarraville, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Spotswood State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 133, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to A Squadron 8th LHR at Broadmeadows Camp | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 133, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 133, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 133, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Landed Gallipoli Pennisula sent to Walkers Ridge for duty with the Regiment | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 133, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 133 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 133, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Offical declared Killed in Action on 7th August 1915 at the Nek From previous report of missing in action. AIF HQ Egypt dated 30 th August 1915 |
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