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STRATTON, Hughie Charles
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2854, 2854B |
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Enlisted: | 7 November 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Gosford Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Shipwright |
Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 9 November 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Rozelle Sydney Harbour Trust Officers and Employees Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2854, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2854, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2854, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 2854B, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2854B awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-09 |
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Hughie was born as Hubert Charles STRATTON in Gosford, NSW in 1888
His parents were Arthur & Emily STRATTON