Regimental number | 2068 |
Place of birth | Wallsend, New South Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Lake Road, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, H Hughes, Lake Road, Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, date not recorded (gun shot wound, left hand); admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 13 August 1915; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 14 August 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 4 September 1915; discharged, Sydney, 23 March 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HUGHES Arthur |