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HUME, Herbert John Ecclestone
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4822 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Kyneton, Victoria, 2 June 1957 |
| Cemetery: |
Kyneton Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Carlsruhe Roll of Honour, Carlsruhe War Memorial, Kyneton Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4822, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4822, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4822, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 23 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4822, 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...4822 Private Herbert John Eccleston Hume, 6th Battalion. A farmer from Kyneton, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Hume embarked with the 15th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Wiltshire on 7 March 1916. Later transferring to the 5th Pioneer Battalion, he was promoted to Lance Corporal and returned to Australia on 8 May 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Peter Sunners
Kyneton Cemetery Headstone
LANCE CORPORAL HJE HUME
5 PIONEER BATALION
2 JUNE 1957 66YRS.
AND
ALSO HIS WIFE
HILDA PEARL
Died 14/9/1971 Aged 82
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