PRIVATE J.R.E. HUGHES, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, 39TH BATTALION, AND AUSTRALIAN DENTAL SERVICE, AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, WOUNDED IN ACTION ON 22/8/1918 WHILST SERVING WITH THE 10TH FIELD AMBULANCE A.I.F. Two: British War and Victory Medals (officially impressed: 1308 PTE. J.R.E. HUGHES. 39-BN. A.I.F.). BWM attractively toned, Almost Extremely Fine and both medals with a length of original ribbon.
Group accompanied by biograhpical details and 8 pages of copied service papers.
Joseph Robert Eric Hughes was born in Collingwood, Victoria and enlisted at Melbourne on 4/1/1916. At time of enlistment Hughes was 21 years old, gave his trade as warehouseman and his next of kin as his mother, Mary Elizabeth Hughes of "Brockley", Railway Place, Fairfield, Victoria, and stated that he had previously see service for 12 months with the Senior Cadets and for 3 years with the Citizens Forces. After enlistment Hughes was posted for service as a Private with the Australian Army Medical Corps on 9/3/1916 and transferred to the 39th Battalion on 18/4/1916. He sailed for France via Southampton on 23/11/1916. In France Hughes transferred to the 10th Field Ambulance on 28/2/1917 and was serving with the 10th Field Ambulance on the day he was wounded in action on 22/8/1918, remaining on duty despite being wounded. Hughes then transferred to the No. 44 Dental Unit, Australian Dental Service, in France, on 7/10/1918, also seeing service subsequently with the no. 1 and no. 39 Dental Units. Hughes embarked for Australia on 2/8/1919, disembarking there on 22/9/1919.
The 39th Battalion and the 10th Field Ambulance saw service exclusively with the 10th Brigade, 3rd Australian Division, during WW1.
