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HOUGH, Harold George Lowther
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 494 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Metal Ceiling Worker |
| Died: | Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 15 July 1921, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton Row F, Grave 847> Interred on 16 July 1921 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 494, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 494, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 494, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Jun 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 494, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to varicose veins |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Hough and Letitia Hough nee Barnes of Palmer Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Brother of Alfred Frederick Percival Hough who returned to Australia on 2 December 1918 having served with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Commenced return to Australia on 19 January 1916 aboard HT Star of Victoria disembarking on 29 February 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal