Regimental number | 48 |
Place of birth | Mayfield, Waratah, New South Wales |
School | West Wallsend Public School, West Wallsend, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Warder |
Address | Police Station, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Sergeant Hughes, Police Station, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Gallipoli on 29th April, 1915 by shrapnel. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot III, Row U, Grave No. 5A), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Caroline HUGHES, 13 alexander Street, Hamilton, New South Wales. Native of Mayfield, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Pte Edwin Henson, 55th Battalion, killed in action at Polygon Wood, Belgium. |