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HOGE, James Crewe
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Enlisted at sea |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 26 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Technical College, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 4 April 1967, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at sea | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Shell wound to the left upper arm | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Citation reads:- For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He handled his section with great skill and determination, setting a splendid example under fire. Later, though wounded, he remained in command until evacuated London Gazette on 18 July 1917, page 7254, position 4 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 November 1917, page 2939, position 23 | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 31 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 14 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Crewe Hoge and Margaret Hoge nee Walsh of Indooroopily, QLD.
Brother of John Kenneth Hoge who returned to Australia during January 1920 having served with the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance and 26th Battalion and Paul Alfred Hoge who returned to Australia on 13 October 1919 having served with the 31st Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 12 June 1919 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 27 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 18 April 1922 James married Florence Claire Doran in QLD