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HUGHES, William James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | WX17809, Wx17809 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newport, England, 24 March 1902 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX17809 | |
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| 6 Sep 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX17809, Transfered to reinforce 2/32nd Battalion in palistine disembarked 8th if October 1942 sent to train with the 24ITB | |
| 24 Jan 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX17809, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMT VV 1491 "Queen Mary" at PORT TEWFICK EGYPT. Disembarked FREMANTLE 18th February. | |
| 7 Aug 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX17809, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked on USAT Chas P Steinmetz at Cairns. Disembarked at LYAL WARF, MILNE BAY. | |
| 14 Sep 1943: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Wx17809, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Gun shot wound right hand. Hughes was in HQ company and was wounded near Lae on the Malahang-Aerodrome Road, at a Japanese outpost. |
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