Edward Morgan HUGHES

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Service Number:	131
Enlisted:	7 February 1916, Leongatha, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dumbalk, Victoria, 1894
Home Town:	Dumbalk, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Dumbalk East Primary School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1918
Cemetery:	Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, France Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, Rosieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

7 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Leongatha, Victoria
27 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 131, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 131, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
9 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 131, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 131 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-09

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