Harold Oliver (Parker) HUGHES

HUGHES, Harold Oliver

Service Number: NX46946
Enlisted: 18 July 1940
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Smithtown, New South Wales, Australia, 22 September 1919
Home Town: Smithtown, Kempsey, New South Wales
Schooling: Smithtown Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: farmhand
Died: Killed in Action, New Guinea, 11 May 1945, aged 25 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gladstone War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sergeant, NX46946
18 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX46946, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion

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