HOGAN, Harry (Henry) Augustus
| Service Number: | 6762 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 23 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Newtown, New South Wales, 4 March 1967, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6762, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6762, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6762, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney | |
| 9 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6762, 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Family Details
Harry was the son of Margaret (McElroy) - Daughter of Charles. Margaret was the older sister to Charles Augustus McElroy, my father's Grandfather.
I will be visiting Henrys grave at the Picquigny British Cemetery west of Amiens to pay respects this August 2018. If any family member would like to make contact please do so at;
[email protected]
Best regards
John McElroy
Sydney
Submitted 28 March 2018 by John McElroy
Biography contributed by John Edwards
Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) has incorrectly recorded Christian name as HENRY
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Younger son of Mr. S.H. Hogan, and brother of the late Private G.H. Hogan, Harry was born in 1894 and was employed in the machine department of the Sydney Morning Herald.
He enlisted at the same time and with the same Battalion as his brother, and the two were together till the engagement at Bullecourt, when Harry Hogan was wounded.
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