HUGHES, John Stanley
(Service number 15904)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/06/1894 | Place of Birth | Waitohi Flat, South Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waitohi, Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Miss Ethel HUGHES (sister), 115 Brougham Street, Wellington; 313 Cuba Street, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 November 1973 | Age | 79 years |
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| Place of Death | Ashburton | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Stanley Hughes, known as Jack, was born on 13 June 1894 at Waitohi Flat, the fourth son of James and Catherine (née Lennie) Hughes. His mother died in1904 and his father in 1908. Jack was a farmer at Waitohi when he enlisted. On 5 April 1916, the South Canterbury quota for the 15th Reinforcements left by the express for the military camps, the Infantry – including J. H. Hughes, Waitohi - proceeding to Trentham. Before departing Timaru, the men were entertained by the Ladies’ Patriotic Committee at luncheon in the Stafford Tea Rooms. Falling in at the Drill Shed at 3pm, they were addressed by the Mayor, Mr Craigie, M.P., and the Rev. Dean Tubman. The 2nd South Canterbury Regimental Band was in attendance, and the High School Cadets and the Honorary Territorials formed a cordon at the railway station. His brother, Thomas Livingstone Hughes, a cowboy at Clandeboye, was called up in 1918.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [07 August 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [07 August 2020]; Ashburton Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Timaru District Council) [08 August 2020]; Timaru Herald, 5 April 1916 (Papers Past) [03 August 2020]
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