HUGHES, Andrew Price
| Service Number: | 2621 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 7 April 1979, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2621, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2621, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2621, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Andrew Hughes joined the 51st Battalion in Egypt just prior to leaving for the Western Front. His first battle was at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916, a fierce assault which cost the unit dearly in casualties. Hughes was severely wounded while helping wounded men, and was evacuated to England with gunshot wounds to his shoulder and face.
In July 1922, one of the sergeants of the 51st Battalion, Gus Keeley, of ‘A’ Company, wrote a letter to the Perth Australian newspaper describing some of the brave acts he witnessed that day.
“Another ‘A’ Company man, who showed great bravery on that day was Andy Hughes, who, while attempting to help a wounded man in, was shot in the shoulder and had an eye knocked out, but he got his man in.”
Hughes was returned to Australia due to his wounds during July 1917, after having been fitted with a glass eye.