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HUGHES, George Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 44516, 51371 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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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