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Sydney Reginald HUGHES

Regimental number2926
Place of birthBunbury Western Australia
ReligionCongregational
OccupationMercery assistant
Address536 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, James Hughes, Stirling Street, Bunbury, Western Australia
Enlistment date7 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 October 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Sydney Reynold
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block R, Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 3), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
153
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Martha HUGHES, White Road, Bunbury, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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