John Frederick HUGHES

Regimental number11472
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinSister, Miss Elsie J Hughes, Kenny Street, Waihi
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialLondon Cemetery and Extension (Plot II, Row H, Grave No 21), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late John and Susie Hughes, Pongakawa, Bay of Plenty, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 3

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