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Hugh GRACE

Regimental number768
Place of birthWarracknabeal, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressOuyen, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 9.25"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Henry Grace, Ouyen, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 November 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 November 1915
Place of enlistmentOuyen, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/13/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A4 Pera on 8 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 6), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
6
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Matilda GRACE, Ouyen, Victoria. Note surname spelt GRACE on Cemetery Details. Native of Bangerang
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Melbourne, 8 February 1915.

Taken on strength, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 27 July 1915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GRACE Hugh

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