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Henry John HUDSON

Regimental number858
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolWorking Mens College
Age on arrival in Australia14
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
AddressRaga Barracks, Queenscliff, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, H J Hudson, 10 Erle Street, Middle Footscray, Victoria
Previous military serviceRoyal Australian Garrison Artillery
Enlistment date1 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHeavy Artillery Group 36, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/49/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Heavy Artillery Group
FateKilled in Action 3 February 1918
Place of death or woundingPloegsteert, Belgium
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots), Ploegsteert
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
19
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Katie HUDSON, 10 Earl Street, Middle Footscray, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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