Hughes, George Thomas

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Hughes, George Thomas

Service ServiceNumber Number1494 862 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 7th-14th August 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula Gallipoli

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NAME

HUGHES- George Thomas

SERVICE NO

862

UNIT

2nd Battalion, H Coy

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

27 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH

Woy Woy, NSW

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Railway Porter

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

26 Aug 1914

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Randwick, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Widowed Mother;- Elizabeth Hughes, Railway St., Corrimal, NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height;-5’6”. Weight;-146 lbs. Chest;-36-39 . Complexion;-Fair. Hair;-Auburn .

Eyes;-Blue .

RELIGION

Methodist

EMBARKED

18 Oct 1914- Sydney per A23 Suffolk

DISEMBARKED NOTES

Lone Pine Memorial

WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

7-14 Aug 1915-KIA Gallipoli

BURIED MEDALS

1914-15 Star-10973, British War Medal-2320, Victory Medal-2321. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-300950.

DEPENDANTS

Mother;- Mrs Elizabeth Hughes

PERSONAL EFFECTS

Postcards/

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

14 Feb 1916- Sidney Hughes, Railway St Corrimal.

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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7031159

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7031159

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7031159

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7031159