Private 5029

21st Battalion

Melbourne, Victoria

His wife Mrs. Grace Hogan of Mt Eccles. He was the son of Arthur Butler and Agnes Hogan of Mt Eccles

Leongatha, Victoria 1/3/1916

Age 35 years 11 months, 5' 5", 10 stone, grey eyes and brown hair

Roman Catholic

Farmer

He was killed in action on 4/7/1918 at Hamel

He was buried in the Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery France

He came from Mt Eccles, as did his family


Son of Arthur Butler Hogan and Agnes Barr Hogan of Mt Eccles. Husband of Grace Hogan of 'Hamel' Malvern Ave Roseville NSW
He had a son Ray who was in force in WW11
1/3/16 He enlisted in Leongatha
3/7/16 He embarked Melbourne on the HMAT Ayrshire
2/9/16 He disembarked Plymouth
18/10/16 He was in hospital with influenza at Fargo
12/11/16 He went to France via Folkstone
17/2/17He was ill in hospital in Rouen
He went to England to recover
8/8/17 He rejoined his unit via Le Harve
18/8/17 He rejoined his unit
4/10/17 He was missing in action in Belgium, then not missing
4/7/18 He was killed in action