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Patrick Hughes
Name on Board | PJ Hughes |
Name on Service Records |
Patrick Hughes |
Enlistment Age | 18 |
Occupation | Seaman |
Place of Birth | Manchester, England |
Next of Kin | Jane Ireland |
Address | 49 Junction St, Ancoats, Manchester, England |
Marital Status | S |
Enlistment Date | 16/07/1915 |
Service No. | 3091 |
Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
Embarkation Place | Adelaide, SA |
Embarkation Date | 29/09/1915 |
Embarkation Ship | RMS Osterley |
Unit on Embarkation | 8th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Date of Death | 15/10/1917 |
Unit on Death | 58th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Rank on Death | Private |
Cause of Death | KIA |
Place of Wounding/ Death |
Ypres, Belgium |
Cemetery or Memorial | Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Additional Information
At the time of enlistment Patrick Hughes was boarding with the Barrow Family in Newcastle St, Newport. Patrick named Mr J Barrow as a beneficiary in his will.
Patrick and William James Barrow (3003) enlisted at the same time and travelled together on the RMS Osterley. William Barrow returned to Australia in April 1919.
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