Regimental number | 5997 |
Place of birth | Maryborough Vic |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Bird, 17 Howard Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, December 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/15/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Tunnelling Companies |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 27), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William HUGHES and his wife, Mary WORTHINGTON, 34 Eades Place, West Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Maryborough, Victoria |