DUNCAN-HUGHES, John Grant
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Field Artillery |
| Born: | Watervale, South Australia, 1 September 1882 |
| Home Town: | Medindie, Walkerville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peter's College, University of Adelaide, Cheltenham College, Trinity College Cambridge |
| Occupation: | Lawyer, Pastoralist |
| Died: | Natural Causes, At Home, Robe Terrace, Medindie, South Australia, 13 August 1962, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Penwortham (St. Mark) Anglican Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Members of the Legal Profession & Students at Law WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, The Adelaide Club Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Lieutenant, Officer, Royal Field Artillery | |
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| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Cross |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Sir John James DUNCAN and Jean Gordon nee GRANT.
Travelling to England after the outbreak of World War I, Duncan-Hughes was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve) in September 1915. He served with distinction in France and Belgium, rising to the rank of acting major. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1918 and the Belgian Croix de Guerre. In 1920 he was appointed aide-de-camp, then private secretary to the Governor-General, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson. Attached to the staff of the Prince of Wales during the 1920 Royal visit to Australia, Duncan-Hughes was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.
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