Book of Remembrance entry
B.A., M.B., Ch.M. : Captain, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 1st April, 1916, proceeded to France and served with 1st Australian Field Ambulance on the Somme from 4th December till death. Killed in Action, near Flers, 11th December, 1916, and buried at Heilly. Early education at St. Ignatius' College.
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1890Birth in Elizabeth Bay -- NSW, Australia 6 May 1890
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1901Early education at St Ignatius' College Riverview, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia 1901
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1911Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1911
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1915Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
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1915Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
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1916Enlisted 1 Apr 1916
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?Military service as Captain at France --, France
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1920Hughes, Geoffrey Forrest
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1916Death in Flers -Maze (Flers)-, France 11 December 1916
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