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George Lloyd HUGHES

Regimental number676
Place of birthStanley Flat, Clare, South Australia
SchoolBlyth Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressBerri, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.6
Height5' 9"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinBrother, T L Hughes, Berri, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 November 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 8, Reinforcement 12
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/13/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialGommecourt British Cemetery No. 2 (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 8), Hebsterne, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
72
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Owen and Emily HUGHES
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, HUGHES George Lloyd

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