We remember William John Hughes

We remember William John Hughes

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Timeline

Timeline

1900
birth Brisbane Queensland Australia Source:9522329 Source:8292796 27th June 1900
1917
employment Labourer Cairns Australia Source:9522328 5th February 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force Private 762C 11th Depot Battalion, Enoggera Source:9522328 17th February 1917 - 8th March 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force Private 762C 49th Battalion 10th Reinforcements Source:9522328 9th March 1917 - 20th March 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force Private 762C Machine Gun Depot, Seymour Machine Gun Reinforcements Source:9522328 20th March 1917 - 20th June 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force Private 762C 13th Machine Gun Company 12th Reinforcements Source:9522328 20th June 1917 - 10th August 1917
1917
hospitalisation Influenza Hospital/Institution Source:9522328 24th July 1917 - 26th July 1917
1917
hospitalisation Mumps/Parotitis Hospital/Institution Source:9522328 9th August 1917 - 28th September 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force Private 762C Machine Gun Depot, Bendigo Machine Gun Reinforcements Source:9522328 22nd September 1917 - 21st November 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force Private 762C 3rd Machine Gun Company 14th Reinforcements Source:9522328 21st November 1917 - 1st June 1918
1917
theatres Egypt :4 Source:9522328 15th December 1917 - 8th January 1918
1918
hospitalisation Unknown sickness Hospital/Institution Source:9522328 13th January 1918 - 16th February 1918
1918
hospitalisation Pleurisy Hospital/Institution Source:9522328 19th March 1918 - 30th March 1918
1918
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9522328 14th May 1918 - 4th June 1919
1918
service Australian Imperial Force Private 762C 9th Battalion Source:9522328 1st June 1918 - 29th October 1918
1918
hospitalisation Venereal Disease Hospital/Institution Source:9522328 19th June 1918 - 14th August 1918
1918
hospitalisation Unknown sickness Hospital/Institution Source:9522328 23rd September 1918 - 17th October 1918
1918
service Australian Imperial Force Private 762C 1st Machine Gun Battalion Source:9522328 29th October 1918 - 19th July 1919
1919
service Australian Imperial Force Temporary Lance Corporal 762C 1st Machine Gun Battalion Source:9522328 19th July 1919 - 7th September 1919
1919
service Australian Imperial Force Private 762C 1st Machine Gun Battalion Source:9522328 7th September 1919 - 2nd October 1919
1919
discharge Source:9522328 2nd October 1919
1923
marriage Catherine Fitzpatrick Source:9522329 8th January 1923
1924
children William Edward Hughes Source:9522329 19th February 1924
1925
children Ronald James Hughes Source:9522329 10th April 1925
1926
children Sydney Noel Hughes Source:9522329 2nd October 1926
1931
children Irene Myra Hughes Source:9522329 29th August 1931
1944
employment Bridge Carpenter's Labourer Queensland Railways Cairns Australia Source:9522691 15th August 1944
employment Timber Cutter Kuranda Australia Source:9522329
employment Cane Cutter Redlynch Australia Source:9522329
enlistment Cairns Queensland Australia Source:8292796
1944
death Not War Related Died in an accident at Daradgee Railway Bridge, near Innisfail. While working as a labourer on the bridge, William overbalanced and fell, resulting in almost instant death. Cairns Australia Source:9522329 Source:9522691 15th August 1944
burial Cairns Cemetery Non-War Cemetery Cairns Australia Source:9522329

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William John
Initials WJ
Last Name Hughes
Source 8292796
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 762C 11th Depot Battalion, Enoggera Private
Australian Imperial Force 762C 49th Battalion 10th Reinforcements Private
Australian Imperial Force 762C Machine Gun Depot, Seymour Machine Gun Reinforcements Private
Australian Imperial Force 762C 13th Machine Gun Company 12th Reinforcements Private
Australian Imperial Force 762C Machine Gun Depot, Bendigo Machine Gun Reinforcements Private
Australian Imperial Force 762C 3rd Machine Gun Company 14th Reinforcements Private
Australian Imperial Force 762C 9th Battalion Private
Australian Imperial Force 762C 1st Machine Gun Battalion Private
Australian Imperial Force 762C 1st Machine Gun Battalion Temporary Lance Corporal
Australian Imperial Force 762C 1st Machine Gun Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Edward Hughes son 19th February 1924
Ronald James Hughes son 10th April 1925
Sydney Noel Hughes son 2nd October 1926
Irene Myra Hughes daughter 29th August 1931
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen Matthisen mother
William George Hughes father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Catherine Fitzpatrick wife 8th January 1923
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Brown Brown
DateHeightSource
1917-02-05 5'10"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1917-02-05 Roman Catholic

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia

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