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HOGG, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 497 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 497, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 497, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :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, 497, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 1 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 497, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged as illegal absentee from 6 April 1916 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Barnes Hogg and Catherine Hogg nee Dooley of Hawke Street, West Melbourne, Victoria formerly of Stawell, Victoria
Returned to Australia about nine years after the war ended telling his mother that he had memory loss and could not remember being a soldier. He was not entitled to any medals as he was considered to be an illegal absentee since April 1916