William Alfred HUGHES

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Other Name:	VOGT , William Alfred - True name
Service Number:	1250
Enlisted:	21 November 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Australian Veterinary Corps
Born:	Kyabram, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Mordialloc, Kingston, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Caulfield, Victoria, 13 January 1944, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Roman Catholic CC, Grave 20XB. Interred on 14 January 1944 as Hughes. Commemorated in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:

21 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1250, 1st Veterinary Section, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 Dec 1917:	Involvement Private, 1250, 1st Veterinary Section, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1917:	Embarked Private, 1250, 1st Veterinary Section, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
30 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1250, Australian Veterinary Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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On page 25 of the Attestation paper he states that his true name in William Alfred Hughes and that he had served as William Alfred Vogt.

Son of Hans Henry Vogt and Elizabeth Vogt nee Anderson of Kyabram, Australia.

Next of kin given as a friend M. Archer of Stawell Street, Burnley, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 6 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal