William HUGHES

Regimental number8/225
AddressWaimumu
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hughes, 4 Princess Avenue, Walford, Hertfordshire, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 2 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No 24), France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Mrs C. and the late Charles Hughes, Mataura
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body

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