Hugh Stanley Meehan

Submitted by Mt Kembla Minin... on Sun, 17/01/2016 - 15:14

First Name:

Hugh

Middle Name:

Stanley

Last Name:

Meehan

Mother's Name:

Isabella (nee Phillips)

Father's Name:

Mark Meehan

Date Enlisted:

Tuesday, October 27, 1914

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Sergeant

Unit:

13th Battalion

Company:

A Company

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

1914/1915 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Tuesday, December 19, 1916

Place of Death:

France

Cause of Death:

Accidental Coal Gas Poisoning

Details:

Hugh Meehan (Service No 1069) was born in August 1895 in Woonona, NSW. He was a single 19 year old miner and had served 2 years in the Cadets and 1 year with the CMF. He embarked on HMAT A38 Ulysses with H Company, 13th Battalion on 22nd December 1914. He arrived in Egypt and landed on Gallipoli on 25th April and saw service there until he was evacuated to hospital at Mudros sick, on 19th August 1915. Hugh returned to Gallipoli on 19th September 1915 and remained until the evacuation.

Back in Egypt he was again admitted to hospital on 3rd February 1916 with mumps. On 9th March 1916 Hugh was promoted to Lieutenant Corporal and returned to his unit. He arrived in France on 8th June 1916 and took part in the Somme Battles. On 19th August Hugh was promoted to Corporal in the field. While fighting at Mouquet Farm he was wounded in action on 30th August 1916 and evacuated to hospital for treatment of gun shot wound to his face. He returned to the unit on 22nd September 1916.

On 24th October 1916 he was promoted to Sergeant. While attending a trench mortar school in December 1916 when he was accidentally poisoned by coal gas. Hugh died from this exposure on 19th December, 1916. He is buried in Vaux-en-Amienois Communal Cemetery Row A, Grave 11.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, MEEHAN HUGH STANLEY