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UGLOW, Alvah Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2918 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Clifton Hill State School, and Stott and Hoare Business College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X111, Row D, Grave. REv. Humphrey of the 26th Battalion officiated. Headstone inscription reads: Father in thy gracious keeping leave we now our loved one sleeping |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Northcote Prince of Wales Methodist Church Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2918, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2918, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2918, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, At Serapeum | |
| 24 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 57th Infantry Battalion, At Alexandria |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Amos Uglow and Blanche Uglow nee Remfry of Jenkins Street, Northcote, Victoria. Brother of George Oswald Uglow MID who returned to Australia on 17 August 1919 having served with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal