HUGHES, Ronald Eldred
| Service Number: | QX2499 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Field Company (Squadron) RAE |
| Born: | Burketown, Queensland, Australia, 10 June 1911 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 22 July 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery A IV F12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, QX2499 | |
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| 1 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 1 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX2499, 2nd/7th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Proserpine, Qld. | |
| 22 Jul 1942: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred HUGHES and Dinah Mary nee WOODHOUSE, of Proserpine, Queensland, Australia.
HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MAY ENJOY PEACE, NOW AND FOR EVER.
“At 5 a.m. July 22 we were into it – a bayonet attack on a ridge about 2,000 yards off through air thick with lead. The objective gained, but "Mulga" and his badly depleted party were ordered to clear a gap in the minefield to let our truck clear the wounded. Two of his mates were badly shocked and temporary hopeless as a useful force, so he aided them to the comparative safety of a nearby shell hole, placing more work on his shoulders. With these men safe "Mulga" turned to his job in the face of heavy mortar fire. They got him.” SGT A. CAMPBELL
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