Hugh Norman Deady (1890 - 1925)

Born 1890 in Majorca, Victoria, Australia

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Died 10 Jan 1925 at about age 35 in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Hugh Deady is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Private Hugh Deady was wounded in action during World War I.

Hugh was born in 1890. He is the son of Henry Deady and Alice Tremlett. ^[1]

Hugh enlisted in the AIF at Broadmeadows on 26 August 1914. ^[2] He initially served at Gallipoli in the 8th Battalion where he was wounded (GSW to the chest and abdomen). The wounds were persistent and after treatment and convalescence he was reassigned to the Postal Corps. He was discharged as medically unfit on 23 March 1919 at Melbourne. During his overseas service Hugh wrote letters to his brother which were published in the local newspaper. ^[3][4]

He passed away in 1925, aged 34. ^[5]He is buried at Brighton General Cemetery in Caulfield South. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria State Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Hugh Norman Deady. Birth. Registration number 24769/1890. Father: Hy. Mother: Alice Ann TREMLETT . District: MAJORCA. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
2. ↑ NAA: B2455, DEADY H N. (Deady Hugh Norman : SERN 661 : POB Maryborough VIC : POE Broadmeadows VIC : NOK Deady H O)
3. ↑ PRIVATE DEADY. (1915, August 23). Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser (Vic. : 1857 - 1867 ; 1914 - 1918), p. 4. Retrieved February 15, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93797217
4. ↑ SOLDIERS' LETTERS. (1916, June 19). Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser (Vic. : 1857 - 1867 ; 1914 - 1918), p. 4. Retrieved February 15, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90590374
5. ↑ Victoria State Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Hugh Norman Deady. Death. Registration number 961/1925. Mother's name: Alice TRIMBLETT. Father's name: Henry Deady. Age: 34. Place of Death: Caulfield. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147647332/hughie_norman-deady: accessed February 27, 2024), memorial page for Hughie Norman Deady (1891–11 Jan 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147647332, citing Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).