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SAYER, Hugh Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 172 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia, August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Middleton, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Electrocuted while fighting house fire, Newtown, Tasmania, Australia, 18 October 1927 |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 172, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 172, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 172, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 172, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 172, 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, 172, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 3 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 172, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to ear | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 172, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound to legs | |
| 18 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 23 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 172, 12th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Sue Guinan Tasmania in the Great War
Pte Hugh Henry SAYER,
23 year old bushman from Middleton the son of Henry William and Bertha Sayer he served with the 12th Battalion and returned to Australia 4th November 1918. In 1919 he married Kathleen McKenna and died 18th October 1927 aged 36 whilst fighting a fire.
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