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Hugh COBURN

Regimental number1528
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm labourer
Addressc/o William Courn, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, William Coburn, Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date11 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 11 December 1914; taken on strength 3rd Bn 7 May 1915.
FateKilled in Action 07-12 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Date of death12 August 1915
Age at death23
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Row N. Grave No. 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Geelong, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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