Regimental number | 223 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Smithton, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Lawrence Gough, 121 Loveday Road, West Ealing, London, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 3rd Field Ambulance, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty whilst driver in charge of a Horsed Ambulance Wagon in the operations near ZONNEBEKE east of YPRES on 13th October, 1917. On the date mentioned at 3.30 p.m. whilst the YPRES ZONNEBEKE Road was being heavily shelled and all traffic was suspended, Driver GOUGH was informed that there was another load of severely wounded men lying out in the open at the Wagon loading post - he made his lead drivers unhook his team and returned with his Wagon and remaining horses and successfully brought the wounded to safety. Again on the 19th October, 1917 whilst working on the same road a shell fell between the horses - the leaders escaped, but the shaft horses were blown to the ground. Driver GOUGH remained on the Box and screwed his brake down hard thus preventing his loaded Wagon from capsizing although one wheel was half way down the shell hole. He then unhooked the un-injured horses and harnessing them to a spare Wagon further up the road returned, and transferred the casualties (with help) from the damaged Wagon to the new one and brought them to safety.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |