HOGG, George Wilson
| Service Number: | 1458 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Galashields, Scotland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1458, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1458, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1458, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 2 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1458, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Hogg and Elizabeth Hogg of Scott Street, Galashields, Scotland
Served his five year apprenticeship William Scott of Galashields, Scotland
Address given at the time of enlistment was C/- Hampton's Hotel, Cessnock, NSW
Between 28 March 1919 and 28 June 1919 he gained further experience in Carpentry and Joinery with Swan, Hunter & Wigham, Richardson Ltd., Neptune Works, Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Commenced return to Australia on 19 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana disembarking on 9 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1937c George married Emily Douglas Mathieson in Cessnock, NSW