Hough, George –

Son of Job and Mary Jane Hough, of 5, Wheatfield Street, Haulgh, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Formerly Sergeant 707, Australian Imperial Forces. Commissioned 19/08/1916. Killed by a shell during a fierce bombardment.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hough
  • Forename: George
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Not known
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 25
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: December 6th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 16th Battalion, Australian Infantry.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: September 19th, 1914 - 1914-09-19
  • Enlistment location: Helena Vale, Western Australia, Australia
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: I. A. 20.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/01/1917 05/01/1917 28/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5h 6c* S6*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 22/12/1916
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 28/12/1917

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