Private

Robert Francis Augustus Hughes

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Sydney A. Hughes, of Canvastown, Blenheim. Born at Polorus Valley, Blenheim.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/267
Name:
Robert Francis Augustus Hughes
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Pelorus Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
James Hughes (father), Canvastown, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Canvastown, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 12 (Nelson) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at the Daisy Patch
Date of Death:
08 May 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Robert Francis Augustus Hughes
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