ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

HUGHES, Ferdinand Moore

HUGHES, Ferdinand Moore

Full Name: Ferdinand Moore

HUGHES

Date of Birth: 07

–

1892

Place of birth: Sheffield Yorkshire

England

Occupation: Labourer/Barman

Address: Busselton WA

Next of Kin: Father- George HIGHES, Mother- Mary Jane HUGHES

Next of Kin Address: 47 Atholl Road Abbeydale Sheffield England

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3546

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-10-02

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-01-17

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-02-07

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: France

Age at Death: 23

Burial Location: Inscription Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France

PREVIOUS SERVICE- Territorial Forces England – 2 Years
15/09/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Busselton WA
2/10/1915- To 31 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
16/10/1915- To ” A ” Company No. 4 Depot Battalion
1/11/1915- Allotted to 8th Reinforcements 28th Battalion Blackboy Hill
17/01/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Borda ” bound for Egypt
7/02/1916- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base
3/03/1916- Transferred to ” D ” Company 51st Battalion Zeitoun/Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
5/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
3/09/1916- Reported Missing in Action France
23/04/1917- Court of Enquiry found soldier to have been Killed in Action France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 30805

Victory Medal – No. 30623

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 323365.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 153

Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France.