HUGHES, D'Arcy Arthur Stanley
(Service number 3/1820)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12 August 1888 | Place of Birth | South Malvern |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Kapua | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Louisa McKay HUGHES (mother), Port Robinson, North Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | (1) New Zealand Expeditionary Force; (2) New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | (1) Hospital Ship No 1, Maheno (Second Charter); (2) HMHS Maheno | ||
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| Transport | (1) Maheno; (2) Maheno | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Medical Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 February 1958 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
D'Arcy Arthur Stanley Hughes was the son of Frederick William and Louisa McKay Hughes.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [08 May 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [08 May 2017]; Timaru cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [08 May 2017]
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