Arthur William HUGHES

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Service Number:	QX11212
Enlisted:	1 July 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bellingen River, New South Wales, Australia, 28 February 1917
Home Town:	Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, New Guinea, 3 December 1943, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot FF. Row D. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ayr WW2 & Korean War Honour Roll, Ayr War Memorial, Wangaratta 2/24th Infantry Battalion Memorial Wall

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, QX11212
1 Jul 1940:	Enlisted
1 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX11212, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion
3 Dec 1943:	Discharged

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