William Arthur Archibald HUGHES

Regimental number12191
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationMiner
Next of kinBrother, S O Hughes, Grey Road, Reefton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 8 June 1917
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 21), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs A.J. Hughes, Fisher Street, Portarlington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 20

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