Laurence William Albert HUGO

Regimental number10/7
Date of birth28 March 1885
Place of birthNapier
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCompositor
Address3 Rossmoor Crescent, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.5
Height5' 11.5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Hugo, 3 Rossmoor Crescent, Wellington
Previous military serviceZealandia Rifles (7 years, now on Unattached List)
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationLieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLieutenant
Final unit17th Ruahine Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 April 1915
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialWalker's ridge Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W.E. Hugo and Mary Hugo, 23 May Street, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Killed in action, 27 April 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18050775
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880213

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