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PVT Hugh William Elderkin Lockhart

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PVT Hugh William Elderkin Lockhart Veteran

Birth
Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada
Death
18 Jul 1943 (aged 25)
Solomon Islands
Burial
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
D, Row 7, Grave 1
Memorial ID
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Hugh served as a Private, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Aroostook County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on November 4, 1942 in Bangor, Maine. He was noted as being employed as a Financial Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.

Hugh was "Killed In Action" on New Georgia Island during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 31222178

(Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)

Delayed registration of birth record at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: Hugh William Elderkin Lockhart, Male, was born in Edmundston, Madawaska County on 14 May 1918. His father was Arthur George Lockhart, a Bank Manager, living in Edmundston. His mother was Ethel May Smith. The affidavit shows that his father, Arthur George Lockhart, was living in Fort Fairfield, Maine. The affidavit was signed by Arthur George Lockhart in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine on 14 April 1938. His birth was registered on 16 April 1938.

Contributor: Stewart McLearn (49669372)
Hugh served as a Private, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Aroostook County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on November 4, 1942 in Bangor, Maine. He was noted as being employed as a Financial Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.

Hugh was "Killed In Action" on New Georgia Island during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 31222178

(Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)

Delayed registration of birth record at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: Hugh William Elderkin Lockhart, Male, was born in Edmundston, Madawaska County on 14 May 1918. His father was Arthur George Lockhart, a Bank Manager, living in Edmundston. His mother was Ethel May Smith. The affidavit shows that his father, Arthur George Lockhart, was living in Fort Fairfield, Maine. The affidavit was signed by Arthur George Lockhart in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine on 14 April 1938. His birth was registered on 16 April 1938.

Contributor: Stewart McLearn (49669372)

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Maine.



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