Regimental number | 808 |
Place of birth | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.7 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Martha B. Hogg, Geraldine, Greenmount, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in State School Cadets, Ipswich, Queensland. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: [566] 2nd Lt James Scholes HOGG, 42nd Bn, died of wounds, 1 August 1917; 807 Pte William Ballantine HOGG, 25th Bn, returned to Australia, 26 December 1916; 808 Corporal Richard Hume HOGG, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 13 March 1919; Sister: Staff Nurse Jessie Scholes HOGG, Australian Army Nursing Service, discharged, 24 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Ulimaroa', 13 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 19 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 5 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOGG Richard Hume |