Description
Studio portrait of 1487 Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Richard Samuel Hughes, 35th Battalion, of Merewether, NSW. A shop timekeeper prior to enlisting in January 1916, Hughes embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Benalla (A24) on 1 May 1916. He was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium, on 1 October 1917, aged 27. His brother 7000 Private Francis James Hughes served with the 4th Battalion and returned to Australia in March 1919.
Details
Accession Number
P09324.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Colour - Toned black & white print
Credit Line
Donor M Hughes
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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