Edward Oscar HUGHES

Regimental number10/836
Date of birth23 February 1889
Place of birthPahiatua
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFitter
AddressLascelles Street, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.7
Height5' 10"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Hughes, Wakewau Street, Pahiatua
Previous military servicePahiatua Rifles and Cadets (left New Zealand)
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 10 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Navua', 10 May 1917; disembarked New Zealand, 17 July 1917;discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action and illness contracted on active service), 7 August 1917.

Total war service: 2 years 358 days (of which 2 years 274 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death7 January 1972 , Puru
Age at death82
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18050640