William Henry Childe Hughes

1891 - 1982  (91 years)

• Name	William Henry Childe Hughes
  Born	11 Mar 1891	Gilmore near Tumut, New South Wales
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Mar 1982	Sydney
  Buried	Hal (the second)
  Person ID	I253	The Goswell Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Basil Brooke Childe Hughes,   b. 5 Oct 1867, Kilmore, Victoria ,   d. 8 Jan 1947, Madelay, Cheltenham, Sydney, Australia  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Annie Norman,   b. 19 Sep 1870, Linden, Quat Quatta, Australia or Carlisle Plains Wahgunyah ,   d. 5 Aug 1957, Sydney, NSW  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	19 Sep 1889	Linden, Quat Quatta, Corowa, New South Wales
  Family ID	F111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mary Field (Frauenfelder),   b. 29 Jun 1899, Wodonga, Victoria ,   d. 20 May 1992  (Age 92 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1923	Marrickville District, Sydney, NSW
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  No children Birth Registration No. 34831/1891 There was a William Henry Childe Hughes who graduated from Sydney University in 1940 MB BS. His 1962 address is given as 17 Bolton St Newcastle ?the same person? He had attended Fort St School and had interests in photography, tennis and golf. Military service: Enlisted on23 May 1917 at the East Sydney Recruiting Depot, Darlinghurst. Service ended on 31 Dec 1919, Served as a Private, number 15270, Postal Corps, 1st AIF Service number 15270. NAA: B2455 Enlisted at Sydney, occupation civil servant. Age 26 years and 2 months Height 5' 10" 151 pounds, dark hair, blue eyes, chest 36" distinguishing features: moles right groin and on back Had varicose veins right leg Religion C of E In the Army Service Corps Shipped to England. At Tidworth Promoted to corporal on 22/2/1918, back to private on 16/6/1918 Shipped to France 24/6/1918 London 14/12/1918 Served in the AA Postal Corps Returned to Australia on the Beralla 8th October19. Disembarked 29th November 1919 He wrote a series of letters to his family. The letters form a diary of his service overseas: 130 pages. They are located at the NSW State Library. Currently not known why they are copyrighted by a different Hughes family. A William Henry Childe Hughes was appointed as a telegraph messenger in 1905 as per the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 8th July 1905 p572 A William Henry Childe Hughes Esq. of Brisibane was appointed as Superintendant of Stores and Transport for the PMG as notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 13th April 1938 p1289 Reference in Australian Government Gazette to WHCH being Lieutenant (provisionally) and captain (temporarily). Address from address book: 8 -11 Stuart St, Manly Lived in Melbourne, Brisbane and Manly (7 Stuart St)