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HUGHES, Vyvyan Westbury
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4658 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaufort, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Tutor & Business College |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer |
| Died: | Accidental fall and fractured skull, Ceylon now Sri Lanka, 28 April 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery, Sri Lanka Grave Ref CE 14 1 8, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Bank of Australasia Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4658, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4658, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4658, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 28 Apr 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 4658, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4658 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-04-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Vyvyan Westbury HUGHES was born in Victoria in 1888
His parents were Edward Walter HUGHES and Jeanie HAWKINS
He married Olive Amy CHATFIELD in 1916 in South Australia
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