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Joseph HOUGHT

Regimental number6035
Place of birthHatton, Chanswick, Yorkshire, England
Place of birthHutton, Cranswick, Yorks, England
SchoolCouncil School
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address653 Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs. H. Hought, Walkington, Yorks, England
Enlistment date23 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 17 November 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialColchester Cemetery (Plot T, Row 5, Grave No. 75), Essex
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
47
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Harriet HOUGHT, Walkington, Beverley, Yorks
Family/military connectionsBrother
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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