In Monday's casualty list, which was a fairly heavy one, we notice with regret the name of George Frederick Kloogh, son of Mr N. P. Kloogh, Millers Flat, who was reported "wounded and missing." -Mt Benger Mail, 28/11/1917.
Fallen in Battle.
We regret to announce that all hopes for the safety of Private George Kloogh, recently reported wounded and missing, have been dispelled by official information received last week that he had been killed in action. Deceased soldier was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs N. P. Kloogh, well-known local residents of many years, and was a native of Lowburn. He was educated at Lowburn School, and his death adds another to the great roll of honor of that institution — a list which, unfortunately, probably exceeds that of any equally populated area. Following school days Priv. Kloogh took up fruit-growing and bee-keeping on his father's property at Lowburn, later establishing another property at Miller's Flat, where he was at the time of his enlistment with the Seventh Reinforcements, his period of service being just over two years. Residents deeply sympathise with the respected parents and family in their hour of sorrow. -Cromwell Argus, 10/12/1917.
George Kloogh's Army records discloses that he was reported missing after the disastrous attack on German positions at Bellevue Spur during the Battle of Passchendaele. An officer of a burial party reports his burial on that day but the report was not made until December 1st. A long wait with ultimately frustrated hope for George's family.
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