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Charles Andrew HUGHES

Regimental number2157
Place of birthUralla, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBarman
Address592 Parramatta Road, Petersham, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs M M Hughes, Sydney Street, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Enlistment date27 June 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 7 June 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Date of return to Australia incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 7 June 1915.
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date2 November 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Essex', 7 June 1918; disembarked, Sydney, 1 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit: deformity of chest), Sydney, 2 November 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 June 1953
Age at death72
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, HUGHES Charles Andrew

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