George Oswald UGLOW MID

UGLOW, George Oswald

    Service Number: 22159
    Enlisted: 4 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 8th Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, September 1924, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
    Methodist area S, Grave 75X. Interred on 23 September 1924 with his parents.
    Memorials: Northcote Prince of Wales Methodist Church Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    4 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 22159, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    1 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Promoted to Driver when taken on strength.
    20 May 1916: Embarked Gunner, 22159, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
    20 May 1916: Involvement Gunner, 22159, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
    6 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , In France.
    4 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
    17 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
    16 Mar 1919: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette on 11 July 1919, page 8828, position 84 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 30 October 1919, page 1659, position 36
    18 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22159, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Amos Uglow and Blanche Uglow nee Remfry of Jenkins Street, Northcote, Victoria. Brother of Ulvah Henry Uglow who was killed in action on 8 August 1918 whiel serving with the 57th Battalion and is buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemtery. Plot X111, Row D, Grave 10.

    Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 17 August 1919

    Medals/Awards: Mentioned in Despatches, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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