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HUGHES, Stanley Robertson

Service Numbers:	2934, 2934A
Enlisted:	6 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Raywood, Victoria, Australia, 5 March 1895
Home Town:	Raywood, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Raywood State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 5 March 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais II E 9,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Raywood State School No. 1844 Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

6 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2934, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
15 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2934, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2934, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
7 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2934, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
25 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2934, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
28 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion, England. Letter A added to SN
25 Dec 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, France
5 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2934A, 57th Infantry Battalion, GSW to both legs, fractured right femur, sustained in the front line east of Messines. Evacuated to 2nd Aust CCS at Trois Arbres, however died of wounds same day.
5 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 2934A, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2934A awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-05

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Commemorated on Raywood State School No 1844 Honor Roll, Raywood Hall, Victoria.