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Hugh Robertson McINDOE

Regimental number1357
Date of birth15 August 1896
Place of birthMaryborough, Queensland
SchoolBush schools at Yengarie and Tinana
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressTinana, Maryborough, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Walter McIndoe, Tinana, Maryborough, Queensland
Enlistment date17 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 16 December 1917
Discharge date14 August 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1333 Pte Alexander Clark McINDOE, 5th Light Horse, returned to Australia, 28 June 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, Westhoek, Belgium (shattered ankle). Hospitalised in England before returning to Australia. Spent many months in military hospitals. Eventually discharged medically unfit.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 January 1966
Place of burialMt Thompson Crematorium, Queensland. Ashes placed in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission area at Mt. Thompson, 12-16-T145

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