BROOKWOOD - SURREY
Brookwood Military Cemetery
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Headstone Photos: Nigel Searle
Biographies: Cathy Sedgwick
Biographies: Cathy Sedgwick
Lieutenant William Richard HAIGH M.C.
17th Battalion Australian Infantry
Died of wounds 26-11-1918 aged 30years
Son of Thomas & Mary E. Haigh
Native of Granville, N.S.W.
17th Battalion Australian Infantry
Died of wounds 26-11-1918 aged 30years
Son of Thomas & Mary E. Haigh
Native of Granville, N.S.W.
Studio portrait of Lieutenant William Richard Haigh, 17th Battalion of Homebush, NSW. A town clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Star of England (A15) on 8 March 1916. In recognition of his outstanding leadership at Westhoek, Belgium, he was awarded the Military Cross on 27 October 1917. He was severely gassed, on 4 October 1918 during the battle at St Quentin Canal, France and transferred to England where he died on 26 November 1918 in the London General Hospital, Wandsworth, aged 30. He is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, United Kingdom.
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Gunner Norman Herbert HARDAKER 29283
5th Brigade Australian Field Artillery Died of wounds 11-7-1917 aged 29years Son of Arthur W. & Alice Hardaker Native of Bombala, N.S.W. ![]()
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Private Edward James HARVEY 5124
56th Battalion Australian Infantry
Died of wounds 17-10-1917 aged 22years
Son of George & Annie Harvey, St. Peters, N.S.W.
Native of Paramatta, N.S.W.
56th Battalion Australian Infantry
Died of wounds 17-10-1917 aged 22years
Son of George & Annie Harvey, St. Peters, N.S.W.
Native of Paramatta, N.S.W.
Studio portrait of 5124 Private Edward James Harvey, 4th (later 56th) Battalion of Parramatta, NSW. A wool machinist prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the SS Makarini on 1 April 1916. He died on 17 October 1917 at the King George hospital, London, England, from wounds received in action at Polygon Wood, Belgium on 26 September 1917, aged 22. He is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, England.
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Captain Ronald Lennox HENDERSON M.C.
Australian Army Medical Corps
Died 31-7-1917 aged 38years
Son of Ronald C. & Mary K. Henderson, Hampstead, London
Australian Army Medical Corps
Died 31-7-1917 aged 38years
Son of Ronald C. & Mary K. Henderson, Hampstead, London
Sergeant Alec McKenzie HEPBURN 213
14th Battalion Australian Infantry
Died of illness 12-11-1917 aged 24years
Son of James & Margaret J. Hepburn, Elsternwick, Victoria
14th Battalion Australian Infantry
Died of illness 12-11-1917 aged 24years
Son of James & Margaret J. Hepburn, Elsternwick, Victoria
Major Oliver HOGUE
14th Australian Light Horse
Died of illness 3-3-1919 aged 38years
Son of James A. & Jessie Hogue, Mosman, N.S.W.
14th Australian Light Horse
Died of illness 3-3-1919 aged 38years
Son of James A. & Jessie Hogue, Mosman, N.S.W.
Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) (Later Major) Oliver Hogue, 2nd Light Horse Brigade, later of the 14th Light Horse Brigade, outside a dugout on Anzac. Lt Hogue of Sydney, NSW, worked as a journalist prior to his enlistment on 16 September 1914. He served through almost the entire Gallipoli campaign, and later commanded the 14th Light Horse Regiment during the lightning campaign that cleared the Turks out of Palestine and Syria. Under the pen-name of "Trooper Bluegum", Lt Hogue chronicled his experiences and wrote three books: "Love Letters of an Anzac", "Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles" and "The Cameliers". Lt Hogue died of influenza in London on 3 March 1919. He is mentioned in despatches for his gallantry and devotion to duty.
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Private Angus William HOLMES 1864
12th Battalion Australian Infantry
Died of wounds 14-3-1917 aged 25years
Son of Charles J. & Phoebe E. Holmes, Ellendale, Tasmania
12th Battalion Australian Infantry
Died of wounds 14-3-1917 aged 25years
Son of Charles J. & Phoebe E. Holmes, Ellendale, Tasmania
Private William Robert HUNTER 1849
39th Battalion Australian Infantry Died of wounds 25-6-1917 Son of Robert & Mary Hunter, Ballarat, Victoria ![]()
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