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Joseph Herbert BUGG

Regimental number1903
Date of birth6 October 1863
Place of birthErith, England
SchoolErith B School, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressLidcombe, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation49
Next of kinWife, Mrs I Bugg, Erithville, John Street, Lidcombe, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal Fitter
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Light Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Discharge date1 January 1919
Family/military connectionsSon: 1836 Sapper Herbert Joseph BUGG, 2nd Australian Light Railway, returned to Australia, 21 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 February 1925
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis

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