| Regimental number | 5997 |
| Place of birth | Maryborough Vic |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Bird, 17 Howard Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, December 1916 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/15/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Tunnelling Companies |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 27), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William HUGHES and his wife, Mary WORTHINGTON, 34 Eades Place, West Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Maryborough, Victoria |