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Vivian Lewis PUGH

Regimental number2273
Date of birth18 February 1897
Place of birthBlack Sugar Loaf, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBlack Sugar Loaf, Westbury, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.2
Height5' 3.5"
Weight127 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Pugh, Black Sugar Loaf, Westbury, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme.) Previously rejected for enlistment on account of height.
Enlistment date28 July 1915
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1919
Discharge date4 August 1919
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.
SourcesNAA: B2455, PUGH Vivian Lewis

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