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Hugh Lennon
| Name on Board | HJ Lennon |
| Name on Service Records |
Hugh Lennon |
| Enlistment Age | 27 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Place of Birth | Yarraville, Vic |
| Next of Kin | William Lennon |
| Address | Robb St, Newport, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 8/09/1914 |
| Service No. | 133 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 25/02/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Star of Victoria |
| Unit on Embarkation | 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment |
| Date of Death | 7/08/1915 |
| Unit on Death | 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment |
| Rank on Death | Trooper |
| Cause of Death | KIA (previously reported missing) |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Gallipoli (no known grave) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Additional Information
Mother, Mrs M Watts, Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield, Vic.
Brothers: Richard Lennon (1366), killed in action at Gallipoli; John Alexander Lennon (3574), killed in action in France.
Letter on service records of John Alexander Lennon (page 75) from Ellen Lennon dated 20/5/1921, makes the connection between all three brothers and their father, William Lennon of Robb St, Newport, Vic.
Note on service records of letter from Town Clerk Williamstown, dated 7/2/1922, requesting date of death
Additional References
Footscray Chronicle: 11 September 1915, p2
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