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HUGHES, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2242, 1364 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2242, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1364, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1364, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 2242, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2242 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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