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HUGHES, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 590 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Signal Squadron |
| Born: | Sheffield, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Geranium, Southern Mallee, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes (Progressive muscular atrophy), Adelaide, South Australia, 14 November 1955 |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 590, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 590, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 590, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 590, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Signal Squadron | |
| 17 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 590, 2nd Signal Squadron |
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