Edward Patrick HUGHES

HUGHES, Edward Patrick

Service Number: 606
Enlisted: 22 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Field Ambulance
Born: Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, 1876
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Christia Brothers Catholic School, Lurgan, Ireland
Occupation: Prospector
Died: Suicide, Melbourne Hospital, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1915
Cemetery: Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Roman Catholic Section, Row E, Grave 85, Coburg General Cemetery, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

22 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 606, 1st Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 606, 1st Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 606, 1st Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 32 years

Son of Mary Anne Hughes of Mount Ava, Bloomfield, County Antrim, Ireland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Joined the British Army at the age of 18 years and served for 13 years. He then served in the South African Police Force following 10 years of service in India