Regimental number | 10/3602 |
Place of birth | Woodville, Wairarapa |
True Name | HUGHES, Wilfred James |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Hughes, Weraroa, Levin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 134), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth Jane Hughes, Weraroa, Levin |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 20 |
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