Victor HUGO

Regimental number1418
Date of birth27 June 1879
Place of birthTumut, New Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35.1
Height5' 7"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Hugo, Strath Street, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date10 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/7/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 9 September 1916
Miscellaneous information from
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Photo: Andrew Richardson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Kanowna', 9 September 1916; discharged (medically unfit: melancholia dementia), 19 February 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death26 April 1949
Age at death76
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, HUGO Victor