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Pugh, James

Born Victoria but living and working in Tasmania as a Cutter in a warehouse when he departed Hobart 1^st July 1916 on board “HMAT Berrima” with the 40^th Infantry Battalion.  He was a prominent footballer at the time of his enlistment and also very well known in athletic circles.

Sgt Pugh was killed in action 28^th January 1917 and was buried in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France

Mr John Pugh has received the following letter from Captain J W Chisholm who was in command of the company with which Sergeant J Pugh was associated at the time of his death killed in action in France

“I desire to express to you and your family the deepest sympathy of myself, the other officers and all the men of the company upon the death in action on January 28^th of your gallant son, Sergeant James Pugh.  He had been one of a raiding party which entered the German trenches and with the men he was in charge of had fought his way to the German third line, and then back again, bringing his men along with him.  He was just getting over the German parapet when he was shot in the back of the neck and died a few hours afterwards.  On a previous occasion, when we were under heavy fire, your son showed what he was made of and I had the pleasure of bringing his gallant conduct to the notice of our commanding officer.  His personality, soldierly qualities and unfailing good humour endeared him to all of us and his platoon, and the company as well, are much poorer by his death.  You have no doubt lost a splendid son, while we mourn the loss of one who proved himself a staunch comrade, a gallant soldier and a man”

Sergeant Pugh was well known in Launceston as a general all round athlete excelling especially at football and pedestrianism.

The Weekly Courier 7^th June 1917

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