Regimental number | 7093 |
Place of birth | Townsville, Queensland |
School | Central State School, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Longreach, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, E W Hughes, Supreme Court, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Worked as a bank clerk before the start of the war. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 21.3 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 14), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 155 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edgar Jane HUGHES, Rockhampton, Queensland. Native of Townsville, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |