Service: 2 RAAF Hospital
Service number: 251196
Locality on Enlistment: Colac
Duration of Service: 18 Sep 1939 – 11 Apr 1946
Prisoner of War: No
Honours: None for display
Date and Place of Birth: 16 Jun 1898 Wellington NZ
Parents: Arthur Robert UGLOW and Agnes PRINGLE
Spouse: Enid Frances FYSON
School/s:
Occupation: Medical practitioner
Date and Place of Death: 26 Jul 1971 Vermont Victoria
Place of Burial: Springvale Botanical Cemetery
NOTES:
Private Uglow was a 19 year old medical student when he enlisted in the Army in WW1. He was sent to France and Belgium with 4 Australian Motor Transport company. While in Belgium, Uglow was on a burial detail, and found a copy of the Lusitania Medallion on the body of a German. This medallion is a British reproduction of a German medallion issued after the sinking of the Lusitania. After the war Uglow served with the Reserve of Officers (Australian Army Medical Corps) and was appointed honorary captain in 1931. During WW2, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), serving at 2 RAAF Hospital at Ascot Vale, Vic. He attained the rank of squadron leader. For further information see Australian War Memorial