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MCCABE, Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1391 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 13 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bungaree, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 1957, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1391, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1391, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 5 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 9 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Wounded in action at Gallipoli 11 May 1915. Served in France for a long time as Company Sergeant Major. Returned to Australia in December 1918.
Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. The valuable services rendered by this trustworthy warrant officer have been an example to all the battalion, distinguished, as they have been, by high courage in action. Self sacrificing devotion to duty, and unremitting care for the well being of the men of his company.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 4 March 1919.