Herbert Leslie HUGHES

HUGHES, Herbert Leslie

Service Number: NX70236
Enlisted: 5 June 1940
Last Rank: Major
Last Unit: Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF)
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 3 December 1916
Home Town: Eastwood, Ryde, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Medical practitioner
Died: Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 3 December 1987, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

5 Jun 1940: Enlisted Captain, NX70236, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF)
5 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, NX70236
12 Sep 1943: Wounded Captain, NX70236, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, WIA (Multiple G.S.W.)
16 Apr 1946: Discharged Major, NX70236, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF)
16 Apr 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, NX70236
Date unknown: Involvement Major, NX70236, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA New Guinea (2/17 Bn)