William George HUGHES

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Service Number:	6575
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, November 1878
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	19 June 1922, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered

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24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 6575, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 6575, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide
24 Apr 1918:	Wounded 6575, On the 24/4/18 in France William became a casualty in action. He got moved to a hospital in Torrens park on the 28/12/18, they made the medical report on the 7/1/19. He had suffered a gun shot to his right hand, including his little finger being blown off. Later on he had an amputation of his ring finger.
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 6575, 50th Infantry Battalion
15 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, 6575, 'Permanently unfit for general service, fit for home service.'- Medical Board.

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