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MEWHA, Hugh Johnstone
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2213 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Timboon, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stone Breaker |
| Died: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 8 January 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Colac General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Timboon District Memorial WWI Honour Roll, Timboon Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 2213, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 2213, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Repatriation Department
The department had showed interest in buying land for returned soldiers. Mr H. J. Mewha was allotted Mr A Bond’s South Brucknell property. It was described as “ on the route to New Timboon ...It was said to have excellent river flats”
Ref. “ The Infiltrators” by Jack S. Fletcher.
Submitted 13 April 2021 by Ellen Magill
Biography contributed by Ellen Magill
Hugh was the son of James and Mary Ann ( Fleming) Mewha. He was a stone breaker at Curdies River, near Timboon. His wife was Emma(Fleming) Mewha. He embarked with the 2nd Pioneer Regiment. He returned to Australia in 1919.
Hugh is listed on the Timboon Honor Roll