HUGHES C.L.

Given Names:  Charles Leonard

Service Number:  51515

Unit:  2nd General (Victorian) Reinforcements                                                                   

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  610283

Age:  18 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                          

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION     

Height:  5 Ft  5¾ In                   

Weight:  123 Lbs

Chest:  32-35 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  13/3/1918

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  William Morris Hughes

145 Cotham Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  1/5/1918

Port:  Sydney  

Ship:  HMAT Euripides A14

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Pakeha  

Embarked:  6/10/1919                                

Disembarked:  23/11/1919

Unit:  4th Field Artillery Brigade                                                                                                      

Rank:  Gunner

Discharge Date:  3/1/1920                          

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  73731

Victory Medal:  69890

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BIRTH

Date or Year:    28/7/1899

Place:  Homebush, New South Wales       

Father:  William Morris HUGHES              

Mother:  Elizabeth CUTTS

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DEATH

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SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Non-military employment 1/7/1919-31/10/1919

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

Son of William (Billy) Morris Hughes (Prime Minister from 27/10/1915 to 9/2/1923) & his first wife Elizabeth Cutts

FURTHER INFORMATION