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HUGHES, Harold Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX46946 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, NX46946 | |
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| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX46946, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Harold Oliver Hughes's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Prior
Harold Hughes Place, Greenhill, Kempsey is named for him
STREETS OF HONOUR - The Macleay Valley's Tribute to its silent heroes