Lance Corporal

William Hughes

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. C. and the late Charles Hughes, of Mataura, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/225
Name:
William Hughes
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr Charles Hughes (father), Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waimumu, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
02 November 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. F. 24.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Hughes
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