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OUGH, Henry William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1969 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harow, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, February 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria New Lawn Area East, Section A, Row S, Grave 60. Interred on 22 February 1973. |
| Memorials: | Kensington ANA Flemington Branch No69 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1969, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1969, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1969, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 22 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1969, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military district as medically unfit due to hernia and bronchitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Ough and Helen Bell Ough nee Burns of Steele Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria.
Brother of Arthur Ough who returned to Australia on 30 January 1919 having served with the 46th Battalion; David Ough who returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 having served with the 2nd Field Company Engineers.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 Ocotber 1918 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 27 December 1918 at Melbourne for discharge
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Henry married Olive Hannah Ford in Victoria