Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Hughes A W J    Pte    823    Arthur Walker Joseph          12 Inf Bn         35    Miner    Single    R C       

Address:    Moonee Ponds Hudson St, 18

Next of Kin:    Hughes, W J, father, Moonee Ponds   

Enlisted:    31 Aug 1914       

Embarked:     A7 Medic 2 Nov 1914 (Fremantle)   

Prior Service: 6½ years 4th Inf Bn, Victoria.  1st Victorian Contingent to South Africa.  2nd Bn Commonwealth Horse, South Africa.

NOTE:  AWJ Hughes enlisted in Western Australia in 1914, giving his NOK as his father, W J Hughes of Moonee Ponds. By the time the 1914 Electoral Roll was created, Hughes' parents had moved to Elsternwick.  In the 1909 Electoral Roll they had been enrolled at 18 Hudson Street, Moonee Ponds,

Date of Death: 02/05/1915

CWGC: "Son of William Joseph and Annie Hughes, of 114, Orrong Rd., Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia. Native of Geelong".

LONE PINE MEMORIAL

Roll of Honour, AWM: "HUGHES, Pte. Arthur Walker Joseph, 823. 12th Bn. Killed in action 2nd May, 1915. Age 36. Son of William Joseph and Annie Hughes, of 114. Orrong Rd., Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia. Native of Geelong. 35".

Pte A W J Hughes' name recorded on the Lone Pine Memorial.  Photo courtesy of Kim

Phillips of the Spirits of Gallipoli website.

War Service Commemorated

Anzac Honoured Dead

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour killed

In Memoriam

HUGHES. -In loving memory of our dear son,
Arthur, who was killed at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli,
May 2, 1915. (William J. and Annie Hughes,    
Elsternwick.)

The Argus 2 May 1916

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2098403

HUGHES. - In loving memory of our dear son,
Arthur, killed in action at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli,
on May 2, 1915.
Rest in peace. - -(William and Annie Hughes,
Elsternwick.)

The Argus 2 May 1917

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1614649

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