Desmal Belford HUGHES

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Service Number:	1378
Enlisted:	29 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Darlington, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Glebe Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Canister Maker
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Annandale War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

29 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1378, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
11 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1378, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1378, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Melbourne
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Son of Phillip Henry and Martha Hughes of 49 Castlereagh Street, Redfern, NSW formerly of 4 Clarke Street, Annandale, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal