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HUGHES, Harold Gwynne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1786 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 3 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Model Public School, Sydney |
| Occupation: | Bush labourer/Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, At sea (HS Nevasa), 24 August 1915, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried At sea (HS Nevasa), Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1786, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1786, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney |
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Birth registration (Qld) name registered as Heroid Gwynne Hughes
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Private Harold Gwynne Hughes (died of wounds) was the second son of Mrs. E. H, Hughes, Victoria-avenue, Chatswood, and was an old Fort Street boy. After leaving school he was for several years in Dalgety’s and then went on the land in the western district. He left Sydney in June last with the reinforcements for the 18th Battalion.
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