Hughes, Randolph William

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M.A. : Lieutenant, attached R.E., Egypt. Sailing privately from London, was granted special commission as second-lieutenant at Cairo, attached to R.E. and served from April, 1916, in Sinai Peninsula till invalided seven months later. After convalescence was retained by Egyptian Government on special duty during 1917-18. Returning to England after a total service of two years, volunteered again but, services not being accepted, resumed studies at Oxford. Lecturer in French Language and Literature, King's College, London University. Early education : Private.

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1889

Birth in Burwood -- NSW, Australia 10 August 1889
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Early education at Private School
1913

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1913
1914

Master of Classics at Bathurst -- NSW, Australia 1914
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1922

Professor of French Literature at London --, England 1 January 1922
1922

Lecturer and Tutor at Paris --, France 1 January 1922
1923

Tertiary education at New College, Oxford University, University of Oxford, Oxford, England 1923
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Member of Athenaeum
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Enlisted
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Military service as Lieutenant at Egypt --, Egypt
1955

Death in Tunbridge Wells -- Kent, England 21 March 1955

Gender

Male

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