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1911
MCHUGH, Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1911 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Quorn, 1 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | M P, Farmer |
| Died: | 20 September 1952, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Quorn District Roll of Honor WW1 Board, Quorn Remembrance of Those Who Served in the Great War Honour Board, Quorn Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1911, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1911, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1911 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Mr McHugh stood for Federal Parliment for the Burra District in 1923. Sydney was born in Quorn in 1892. He was a Farmer and had lived in the didtrict all his live exepect for the two years he served in the Great War. Sydney took a leading role in the local Literary and Debating Society. His experiences abroad were not lost on him, which allowed him to have a broader international outlook. Earlier he had stood for the State Government Legeslative Council but was defeated. He had a good knowledge of the rural community and it's needs and a sound grounding in economics.