MCHUGH, Andrew John
| Service Number: | 368 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, An original member of C Company 12th Bn. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 23 May 1887 |
| Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 13 September 1960, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Devonport Baptist Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 368, 12th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company 12th Bn. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 368, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 368, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Andrew McHugh was an original Anzac who took part in the Gallipoli landing. He suffered a severe bomb wound to his arm during this time and was evacuated to England.
He didn't rejoin his unit until August 1916, and shortly after his younger brother, 2488 Pte. Alvin Wilfred McHugh 52nd Battalion AIF was killed in action at Mouquet Farm. They were the sons of John and Elizabeth McHugh of Devonport, Tasmania.
Andrew was wounded again at Lagnicourt in April 1917, bomb wounds to his thigh and forearms. He was treated at Rouen in France. During November 1917 he was severely wounded by shrapnel in the back and again evacuated to England. According to his father during the whole of his service his right arm was was almost useless due to the Gallipoli wound.
Andrew was returned to Australia in mid 1918.
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