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George Henry HUGHES

Regimental number3819
Place of birthEmmaville, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressStanthorpe, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Arthur Valentine Hughes, Stanthorpe, Queensland
Enlistment date7 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBedford House Cemetery Enclosure No. 4(Plot II, Row D, Grave No. II), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Mary HUGHES, Stanthorpe, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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