BATCHELOR, Uglow
| Service Numbers: | 340, 1655 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1900 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Marys Cray, Kent, England, 13 August 1877 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer & Miner |
| Died: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis & Heart Failure, Cattle Creek, Queensland, Australia, 10 December 1919, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Morgan Cemetery Section 4, Row D4, Grave 108 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Apr 1900: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 340, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 2 Apr 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 340, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 340, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Ship Templemore | |
| 4 Jan 1902: | Wounded Private, 340, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Slightly wounded at Onverwacht | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 340, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1655, Mount Morgan, Queensland | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1655, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1655, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Nov 1915: | Wounded 1655, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Hit by Shell | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Wounded 1655, 25th Infantry Battalion, Thigh wound - 5th Northern General Hospital | |
| 18 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1655, 25th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Uglow BATCHELOR was born on 13th August, 1877 in St Marys Cray, Kent, England
His parents were John William BATCHELOR and Florence Elizabeth WHOMES
He arrived in Australia on the ship SS Himalaya in 1898
Uglow served in the Boer War & saw service in East Transvaal Free State including defeat at Mokari Drift on 27th September, 1901 and the Natal Border Campaign including stand at Onverwacht on 4th January, 1902 - returned to Australia on 30th April, 1902 on the ship St Andrew & then worked as a Miner at Mount Morgan
He married Janet Marie PEACOCK in 1905 in Queensland and had 7 children - Janet died on 11th June, 1925
He re-enlisted on 12th May, 1915 at Mount Morgan in Queensland for WW1 & returned on the ship Marathon on 8th August, 1916 for home service - he was discharged on 18th October, 1916
He was awarded the Queen & Kings South Africa Medals with clasps in the Boer War and the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal in WW1.
Uglow died on 10th December, 1919 at Cattle Creek, Mount Morgan, Queensland and is buried in Mount Morgan Cemetery - Section 4, Row D4, Grave 108
R.I.P
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