MCGOUGH, Henry Murray
| Service Numbers: | 1981, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blumberg, South Australia, 3 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Birdwood (formerly Blumberg), Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Blumberg Primary (most likely) |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 September 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Burred at Morquet Farm, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birdwood Blumberg Roll of Honor, Birdwood Pictorial Honour Roll WW1, Birdwood WW1 & WW2 Soldier's Memorial, Gumeracha Our Fallen Heroes WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 20 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1981, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1981, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1980, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1980 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Aberfoyle Park High School
"THE LATE PRIVATE M. McGOUGH.
Mrs. T. McGough, of Blumberg, has been advised that her son, Private Murray McGough, has been killed in action in France. He was born in 1895 and enlisted in February, 1915. He left for Egypt in the following April, spent nine months in the trenches at Gallipoli, and after the evacuation was sent to France, where he was killed on September 4. Before enlisting he was a member of the Blumberg Rifle Club." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 18 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Biography
"THE LATE PRIVATE M. McGOUGH.
Mrs. T. McGough, of Blumberg, has been advised that her son, Private Murray McGough, has been killed in action in France. He was born in 1895 and enlisted in February, 1915. He left for Egypt in the following April, spent nine months in the trenches at Gallipoli, and after the evacuation was sent to France, where he was killed on September 4. Before enlisting he was a member of the Blumberg Rifle Club." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 18 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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