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HOGG, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 875 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Monbulk, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 875, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 875, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 875, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry in holding up the enemy bombers by skillful bombing until the arrival of our reinforcements London Gazette on 9 July 1917, page 6838, position 73 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 November 1917, page 2936,t position 86 | |
| 14 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 875, 21st Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the head. Invalided to England | |
| 21 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 875, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded. Depressed skull from bullet wound |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Hogg and Ellen Hogg of Chestnut Street, Richmond, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 21 April 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 2 June 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal