Hugh Alexander CREE

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Service Number:	4316
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Antrim, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 20 October 1876
Occupation:	Seaman - Boatswain
Died:	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia , 31 August 1947, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Beechworth Cemetery, Victoria Hugh Cree was buried on the same day as his death in Presbyterian Section C - Plot 11. He was originally interred in an unmarked grave. In 2019, the Beechworth Cemetery Trust initially applied to OAWG’s to have a full miliary grave constructed for this WW1 Veteran. This was rejected as it was deemed that Private Cree’s death could not be attributed to his miliary service. The Cemetery Trust then applied for and was successful in gaining a $450 OAWG’s Grant which recognises WW1 Veteran’s in unmarked graves. This resulted in a 1st A.I.F. Bronze Military Plaque being acquired and mounted on a piece of natural Beechworth granite on the plot of Hugh Alexander Cree.

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11 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4316, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
11 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4316, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney

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