William Henry MCHUGO

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MCHUGO, William Henry

Service Number:	1428
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Australian Clearing Hospital
Born:	Hobart, Tas., 1886
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	27 December 1967, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Roman Catholic NBD 108
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

5 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1428, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
5 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1428, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne

Military Medal

'Near POZIERES 6th/12th August, 1916. These men [McHUGO, 2708 Harold James FRAMPTON, 3606 Richard Harwood KERSLAKE, 2127 James DEMPSEY] are recommended for admirable pluck and coolness under heavy H.E. artillery barrage, attending to and evacuating wounded. It is not possible to distinguish between the work of these men, though list as shown attempts to show value of services. The Medical Officer when speaking of the work of these men quotes them as being "a Godsend".'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917

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