George Alexander HUGHES

HUGHES, George Alexander

Service Numbers: 44516, 51371
Enlisted: 19 May 1916, Prahran, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Australian General Base Depot (AIF)
Born: South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 3 October 1899
Home Town: Gardenvale, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling: Garden vale State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Plumber
Died: Suicide - Strychnine Poisoning, Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 26 February 1923, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria
Methodist Section H 83

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World War 1 Service

19 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 44516, Depot Battalion (AIF), Prahran, Victoria
20 Sep 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 44516, Depot Battalion (AIF), Discharge from service -- Medically Unfit (Diabetes) -- Seymour, Victoria
3 Nov 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51371, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
1 May 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 51371, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
1 May 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51371, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
3 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 51371, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK
19 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 22nd Battalion in the field France
15 Apr 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian General Base Depot (AIF), Taken on Strength of Australian Base Depots France for duty ex 22nd Battalion
25 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51371, Australian General Base Depot (AIF), Discharge from service -- Demobilisation -- 3MD, Melbourne, Australia

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