John HUGHES

HUGHES, John

Service Numbers: 2242, 1364
Enlisted: 4 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Allendale, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town: Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling: Allendale State School, Victoria
Occupation: Tram Conductor
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Edward (Ned) Hughes and Anna Bella Hughes of 73 Bayview Street, East Prahran, Victoria. Brother of Emma Hughes, Elizabeth Hughes and Monica Hughes

Father of ex-nuptial child, Thora Connell, with Mary Ennis nee Connell

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal