Ernest Morris HUGHES MM

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Service Number:	49
Enlisted:	6 March 1916
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 25 March 1897
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Agricultural student
Died:	Yerrinbool, New South Wales, Australia, 13 August 1986, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

6 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 49, 9th Machine Gun Company
1 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 49, 9th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 49, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
20 Dec 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Messines, Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Mentioned in 9th Brigade HQ Routine Order No. 283 for bravery 18/6/1917
3 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 49, 9th Machine Gun Company, Cut to left leg, accidental
7 Jul 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
8 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 49, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd MD

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Dvr Ernest Morris HUGHES was the son of the "Little Digger" Billy Hughes, war time Prime Minister of Australia

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