Regimental number | 904 |
Place of birth | Kew, Victoria |
School | Private Tuition |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Bangoona, Huon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mrs Huon, 84 St Georges Road, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Sergeant Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal (Awarded) Coolness and leadership while in charge of bombing team. (near Bullecourt 4 may 1917). Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | District descendant from French Bourbons and connected with Hume the Explorer. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XL, Row A, Grave No. I), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 40 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Sabina HUON, 170 Murrumbeena Road, Murrumbeena, Victoria. Native of Huon, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |