HUGHES, Leslie James
| Service Number: | 2331 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carrington, New South Wales, Australia, 1 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Carrington, Great Lakes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wickham, New South Wales, Australia, 18 June 1966, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 3-218. 17. |
| Memorials: | Carrington Connolly Park War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, Discharged at fathers request | |
| 8 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2331, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2331, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2331, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2331, 34th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele | |
| 25 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2331, 34th Infantry Battalion, GSW to left foot | |
| 19 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2331, 34th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell
Served in The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
54 years ago today, on the 21st June 1966, Private Leslie James Hughes, 34th Battalion, labourer (B.H.P. Steelworks), from Little Gipps Street, Carrington, New South Wales and 26 Union Street, Wickham, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 70. ANGLICAN 3-218. 17.
Born at Carrington, New South Wales on the 1st October 1895 to George Edward and Amy Selina Hughes, Leslie enlisted August 1915 at Liverpool, N.S.W., but was discharged at father's request, 19.11.1915.
Reenlisted-8.5.1916, Broadmeadow, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 12.10.1917 (exhaustion, 1st Battle of Passchendaele - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138735020), 25.11.1917 (GSW left foot - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138745421), Leslie returned home August 1919 - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162560496, discharged September 1919.
Mr Hughes has been remembered for his service on the Carrington Citizens' Memorial Gates (photo) and the Carrington Municipal District Roll of Honor.
Sadly, Leslie had been resting in an unmarked grave, forgotten, so March 2016 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=3682#grave-photo-1
Lest We Forget.
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