Regimental number | 1924 |
Place of birth | Young, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Araluen, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Susan Hughes, Araluen, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 10), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 125 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Son of Susan HUGHES (formerly HUSH), Araluen, New South Wales, and the late Ralph HUSH. Native of Young, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 317 Pte Thomas HUSH, 9th Machine Gun Company, killed in action, 18 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |