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Hugh Crighton ROXBURGH

Regimental number2843
Place of birthAlbert Park Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressCochrane Street, Elsternwick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, G L Roxburgh, Cochrane Street, Elsternwick, Victoria
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 10 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Trench Mortar Battery
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialSunken Road Cemetery (Plot I, row A, Grave No. 20), Contalmaison, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jane ROXBURGH, 64 Cochrane Street, Garden Vale, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, Victoria

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