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HUGHES, William John

Service Number:	NX16171
Enlisted:	21 May 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Pambula, New South Wales, Australia, 26 November 1913
Home Town:	Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

21 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX16171
21 May 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX16171
10 Apr 1941:	Involvement Private, NX16171, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, WIA
4 Sep 1943:	Involvement Private, NX16171, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, WIA
13 Aug 1944:	Discharged Private, NX16171, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
13 Aug 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX16171
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, NX16171, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA Tobruk

WIA New Guinea