Ernest Edwin HUGHES

Regimental number2715
Place of birthWallsend New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressBarton Street, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, E E Hughes, Barton Street, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 December 1917
Date of death29 May 1955
Place of burialRookwood Crematorium