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Hugh McCOLL

ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAccountant
AddressQuarry Hill, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, James Hiers McColl, Quarry Hill, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military service67th Infantry
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name38th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Refers 26 May-13 June 1917.
Recommendation date: "Unspecified"

FateKilled in Action 12 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
130
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hon. James Hiers and Emily MCCOLL, Quarry Hill, Bendigo, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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