Regimental number | 3657 |
Place of birth | South Australia |
School | Gowrie Little Plain State School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Yalangur, Goombungee, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Hughes, Yalangur, Goombungee, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 49th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3657B |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 14), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 104 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Katherine HUGHES, Yalangur, Darling Downs, Queensland. Native of Mundalla, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Brigadeer General Hughes and Dr. Wilfred Kent Hughes. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |