Hugh James MCMAHON

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Service Number:	2178
Enlisted:	18 April 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Company
Born:	Captains Flat, NSW, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sleeper Cutter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 November 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers II L 6, AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

18 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2178, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2178, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2178, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
6 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
18 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Company
5 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Machine Gun Company

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Son of Thomas and Eliza McMAHON.

The Family Circular collected by the Australian War Memorial indicates that his second Given Name was James. This has been added to his record.