Regimental number | 2273 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Black Sugar Loaf, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Black Sugar Loaf, Westbury, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.2 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Pugh, Black Sugar Loaf, Westbury, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme.) Previously rejected for enlistment on account of height. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action, 29 July 1916 (gun shot wound, chin: slight) Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Tresos Montes', 8 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 4 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: Service No T155131. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PUGH Vivian Lewis |