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HUGHES, Herbert Leslie
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX70236 |
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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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Service History
World War 2 Service
5 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Captain, NX70236, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF) | |
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5 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (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 (WW2) , Major, NX70236 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement Major, NX70236, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
WIA New Guinea (2/17 Bn)