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HUGHES, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX6725 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Signalman |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Signals |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, Australia, 9 March 1906 |
| Home Town: | Mount Palmer, Yilgarn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boiler Attendant |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 4 June 1945, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Boyup Brook Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jul 1940: | Involvement Signalman, WX6725, 8th Division Signals | |
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| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Claremont, WA | |
| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX6725 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert John and Susan Emmeline Hughes, of Moonta, South Australia; husband of Mary Ann Hughes, of Moonta, South Australia.
Official advice has been received that Sig. Robert Hughes, D Section, No. 1 Coy, 8th Div. Signallers, AIF, died on June 4, 1945, while a prisoner of war in Sandakan, North Borneo. Sig. Hughes was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hughes, of Caroline street, Moonta. He enlisted in Western Australia, and left Australia for Malaya early in 1941. He leaves a wife and one daughter, who also live at Moonta
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