HUGHES, Herbert Leslie
| Service Number: | 1676 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1916, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sebastopol, Vctioria, Australia, September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sebastopol State Schol |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St. Pol British Cemetery, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise Special Memorial 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St. Pol British Cemetery Memorial, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1676, 60th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1676, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 1676, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1676 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Mary Ann HUGHES; husband of Jessie HUGHES, of 20 Faussett Street, Albert Park, Victoria, Australia.
Herbert Leslie Hughes (SN 1676) was born and educated in Sebastopol and was a 24-year-old Grocer, married to Jessie, when he enlisted on 12th February 1916. He was allocated to the 58th Infantry Battalion and sailed from Australia in May for service in France. On 27th March 1918 he was killed in action by long distance shelling by the advancing Germans. He was buried in the St. Pol British Cemetery, France. His older brother Victor Loyal Hughes was killed in France three weeks later.
PRIVATE H. L. HUGHES
Advice has been received by Mr T. Hughes, grocer, of Sebastopol, through the Rev. F. H. Williams, that his third son, Pte H. L. Hughes (Bert) was killed in action in France on 27th March. He left Australia on 4th May 1916 with the 2nd Reinforcements for the 60th Battalion, 15th Brigade, and was later transferred to the 58th Battalion, and had taken part in several big engagements. Previous to enlisting he was connected with the well-known business of T. Hughes and Sons, grocers, Sebastopol and was a general favourite in the borough. He was a prominent member of the Sebastopol Fire Brigade and was a familiar figure in all the fire brigade demonstrations. He was a member of the Sebastopol Tent I.O.R. Pte Hughes was married 12 months prior to enlisting and leaves a widow and one child. The fallen soldier was 28 years, and was a grandson of Cr D. Hughes, of Sebastopol. Great sympathy was expressed on all sides with the relatives of the deceased soldier. His older brother, Cpl Victor Loyola Hughes (SN 89), enlisted three years ago and was killed in France a month later, on 27 April 1918.
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