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William HUGHES

Regimental number11070
Place of birthLondon England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressMcDonald's Creek, via Mudgee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs B Lloyd, 15A Peabody Buildings, Old Pye Street, Westminster, London, England
Enlistment date14 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 14
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 25 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row H, Grave No. 16A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Bertha LLOYD (formerly HUGHES) 15A Peabody Buildings, Old Pye Street, Westminster, London, England, and the late William Hughes
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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