Matthew HUGHES

Regimental number62573
OccupationTram motorman
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Hughes, Ballybeg, Littleton, Thurles, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company (30)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand, on board HMNZT Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 6 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 4), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Susan Hughes, Ballybeg, Littleton, Thurles, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 28