| Regimental number | 9889 |
| Place of birth | Labasa Fiji |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Addison Road, Manly, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Hughes, c/o Colonial Sugar Refining Company, O'Connell Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 9th Field Company Engineers |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/28/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Field Company Engineers |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'SOMME- 4th to 8th April, 1918. This man showed considerable courage and devotion to duty when in charge of transport carting bridging materials along the SOMME near BOUGENCOURT on two successive days. During daylight he had to pass through heavy shell fire, and at night was compelled to go through machine gun fire. It was mainly due to his disregard for danger and personal effort that the bridge materials was got on the site.' Seconf description reads: 'At BOUZENCOURT near ALBERT on the night of 6th April, 1918, this man showed commendable courage and devotion to duty when in charge of transport carrying bridging material along the SOMME. He had to pass through very heavy shell and machine gun fire. It was mainly due to his disregard for danger and personal effort that the bridging material was on the site'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 1859 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
