Australian Military Units

Major Oliver 'Trooper Bluegum' Hogue

Date of birth	1880-04-29	Sydney, NSW.
Other	1907	Employed with the Sydney Morning Herald.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1914-09-16	Enlisted with in the Army.
Other	1914-09-16	Posted to the 6th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Light Horse Brigade.
Date commissioned	1914-11	Promoted to 2nd lieutenant.
Date of embarkation	1914-12-21	Embarked for Eygpt from Sydney.
Other	1915-05	The 2nd Light Horse Brigade landed at Gallipoli and was attached to the 1st Australian Division.
Date promoted	1915-05	Promoted to lieutenant.
Other	1915-10	Evacuated from Gallipoli to England with enteric fever.
Other	1916	Hogue returned to the 6th Light Horse Regiment, now stationed in Sinai, Egypt.
Other units	1916-11-01	Transferred to the 4th Camel Regiment, Imperial Camel Corps.
Other units	1917-02-03	The 4th Camel Regiment was broken up to form the 17th and 18th Company, 4th Anzac Battalion, Camel Corps. Hogue became a lieutenant in the 18th Company, 4th Anzac Battalion, Camel Corps.
Date promoted	1917-07	Appointed captain and took command of the 3rd Company, 1st ANZAC Battalion, Camel Corps.
Other units	1918-07-25	On the disbandment of the Camel Corps Hogue was promoted to temporary major and officer commanding A squadron, 14th Light Horse Brigade.
Date of death	1919-03-03	Died of influenza whilst on leave in London and was buried at Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey.