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Hughie ALBION

Regimental number1540
Date of birth14 July 1887
Place of birthCunnamulla, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressWutual, Oakey-Cooyar line via Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.1
Height5' 5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Albion, Wutul, Oakey-Cooyar Line via Toowoomba, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 August 1915
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 30 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1919
Discharge date12 October 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Malta', 3 July 1919; discharged (medically unfit: accidental injury, right knee), Brisbane, 12 October 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q186847.
Date of death1 October 1951
Age at death64
Place of burialHemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALBION Hughie

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