Walter Godfrey HUGHES

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Service Number:	1137
Enlisted:	27 October 1914
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1871
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fourth Street, Woollhara, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Station Overseer / Accountant
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 48
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

27 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1137
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1137, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1137, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1137, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1137 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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