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Hubert Finlay DARK

Regimental number2292
Place of birthRaymond Terrace, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShop assistant
AddressLora Street, Dungog, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6.75"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, Stephen N Dark, Shire Clerk, Dungog, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Militia (Citizen Military Forces).
Enlistment date15 May 1916
Place of enlistmentBroadmedow, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Stephen and Rhoda DARK
Discharge date19 January 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2295 Pte James Neate DARK, 36th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917; Cousins: Cousins: [1685] Lt Eric Wyndham DARK MC, 17th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919; 1917 Pte Douglas Wade DARK, 5th Machine Gun Bn, died of wounds, 20 June 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 19 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, skull), Sydney, 19 January 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 September 1931
Age at death36
Place of burialDungog Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA B2455 File 3487845

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