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HUGHES, Cyril
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4347 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, 13th reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 10 February 1875 |
| Home Town: | Springhurst, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Educated at home |
| Occupation: | labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beechworth War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4347, 7th Infantry Battalion, 13th reinforcements | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4347, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4347, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
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