Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Light Horse Regiment
Percy Ussher Gooch
A brief military biography of Percy Ussher Gooch from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 322 |
Date of birth | 26 December 1887 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Assayer |
Address | West Street, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, E.B.Gooch, West Street, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Enlistment date | 21 August 1914 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914 |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Promotions | 2nd Lieutenant Unit: Gen INF Reinf Promotion date: 1 February 1917 Lieutenant Unit: INF26 Promotion date: 23 December 1918 |
Fate | Returned to Australia 16 June 1919 |
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Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Percy Ussher Gooch