| Regimental number | 777 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| True Name | HUGHES, George Edwin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Cigarmaker |
| Address | 283 Nelson Street, Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Stephen Hughes, 283 Nelson Street, Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 36th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Corps Working Party |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 July 1916. Transferred to 55th Bn. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 September 1916; taken on strength, 55th Bn, in the field, 7 October 1916. Wounded in action, 31 January 1917 (shell shock, bruised leg), and admitted to 15th Field Ambulance; discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 1 February 1917. Found guilty, 1 June 1917, of being absent without leave from 10 am, 15 May, until apprehended at 8.45 am, 21 May 1917: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeiture of 7 days' pay; total forfeiture: 35 days' pay. Declared by Statutory Declaration, Warloy, France, 1 July 1917, that his true name was George Edwin HUGHES. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 28 June 1917, on charge of when in confinement, escaping; pleaded Guilty; found GUILTY: awarded 90 days' Field Punishment No 1, and forfeiture of a total of 113 days' pay; sentence to be concurrent with that imposed on 1 June 1917. Rejoined 55th Bn, in the field, 25 July 1917. Found guilty, 17 October 1917, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from 5 pm, 23 September, to 5 pm, 27 September 1917: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 26 days' pay. Marched in to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 17 October 1917 (underage). Transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 28 January 1918 (underage). Found guilty, 17 May 1918, of drunkenness while on Active Service: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Accidentally injured, 5 June 1918; did not evacuate to hospital. Marched out to Australian Corps Working Party, 19 June 1918. Found guilty, 4 August 1918, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from 24 June until apprehended by Military Police at 1.35 pm, 26 June 1918: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 10 days' pay. Found guilty, 16 November 1918, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from 8.30 am, 13 November, until apprehended by Military Police, 10 am, 16 November 1918: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 1, and forfeited 21 days' pay. Found guilty, 7 December 1918, of (1) being drunk in Havre on 6 December; (2) when in confinement, escaping at 1330: awarded 28 days' forfeiture of pay. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 9 December 1918; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 2 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 17 February 1919, for onward travel by boat to Sydney; discharged, Sydney, 31 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | True age at enlistment: 16 |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 75 |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HUGHES William Richard |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
