Regimental number | 807 |
Place of birth | Toowoomba, Queensland |
School | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Station hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24.9 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Next of kin | Brother, James Scholes Hogg, Geraldine, Greenmount, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Winton, Queensland |
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 | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: [566] 2nd Lt James Scholes HOGG, 42nd Bn, died of wounds, 1 August 1917; 808 Corporal Richard Hume HOGG, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 13 March 1919; Sister: Jessie Scholes HOGG, Australian Army Nursing Service, discharged, 24 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 July 1915. Wounded in action, 4 October 1915 (bomb fragment pierced eye); admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, 20 October 1915. Returning to Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Egypt, 16 February 1916; rejoined 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 19 February 1916. Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 23 April 1916; discharged, 28 April 1916. Transferred to Details of 25th Bn, 10 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 1 June 1916; proceeded to France, 25 July 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Nestor', 26 December 1916 (escort duty); discharged, Brisbane, 11 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOGG William Ballantine |