Hugh Armitage SALMON

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SALMON, Hugh Armitage

Service Number:	21012
Enlisted:	13 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	8th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Kempsey, News South Wales, Australia, 6 August 1891
Home Town:	Goomboorian, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland
Schooling:	Wolvi State School
Occupation:	Dairy farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 15 June 1918, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme II D 8,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

13 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 21012, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Brisbane, Queensland
11 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 21012, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
11 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 21012, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
15 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 21012, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 21012 awm_unit: 31st Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-06-15

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Biography

Hugh Armitage SALMON was born on 6th August, 1891 in Kempsey, NSW

Husband of Elizabeth May SALMON

His parents were Alfred B SALMON and Mary PUGH who married in Kempsey in 1887

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"Advice has been received from the Base Records that Private Hugh Armitage Salmon, died from wounds on June 15. The sad news was conveyed to his wife by Rev. Mr. Brown Congregatinal Church. Previous to enlistment the deceased was engaged in dairying with his brother at Goomboorian." - from the Gympie Times 25 Jun 1918 (nla.gov.au)

Victory Medal, British War Medal

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