Hughes, Vyvyan Westbury

Birth Name Hughes, Vyvyan Westbury
Gender male
Age at Death 28 years, 3 months, 27 days

Narrative

Regimental number 4658
Place of birth Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Bank officer
Address Bank of Australiasia, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 27
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Olive Amy Charfield Hughes, May Club, Gresham Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military service A/CPL
Enlistment date 26 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 21 January 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 27th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/44/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 27th Battalion
Fate Died of injuries 28 April 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) *Vivian spelt Vyvyan
Place of burial Kanatta Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot IX, Row I, Grave No. 8), Asia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 110
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records Parents: Edward and Janie HUGHES; husband of Olive HUGHES, "Kurston", 11 Mercey Street, Irland Bay, Wellington, New Zealand

Unit: AIF, Australian Infantry, 27 Battalion

Conflict: WW1
Died on active service.
Cemetery Reference: Portion Church of England, Plot IX, Row I, Grave No. 8),
of "Kurston," 11, Mercey St., Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
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Regimental number 4658
Place of birth Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Bank officer
Address Bank of Australiasia, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 27
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Olive Amy Charfield Hughes, May Club, Gresham Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military service A/CPL
Enlistment date 26 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 21 January 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 27th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/44/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 27th Battalion
Fate Died of injuries 28 April 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) *Vivian spelt Vyvyan
Place of burial Kanatta Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot IX, Row I, Grave No. 8), Asia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 110
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Edward and Janie HUGHES; husband of Olive HUGHES, "Kurston", 11 Mercey Street, Irland Bay, Wellington, New Zealand

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1888 Victoria, Australia    
Death 28 April 1916 WWI    

Cause: Fractured skull

Burial   Colombo (Kanatte) General Cmtry., Sri Lanka    
Residence   “Kurston,” 11 Mercey St., Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Hughes, Edward Walter11 July 18542 July 1922
Mother Hawkins, Jeanie8 August 18621 September 1941
         Hughes, Vyvyan Westbury 1888 28 April 1916
    Sibling     Hughes, Issue 3

Families

Family of Hughes, Vyvyan Westbury and Chatfield, Olive Amy

Married Wife Chatfield, Olive Amy ( * 20 May 1880 + 10 July 1945 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 3 April 1916 Australia    
  Narrative

The Mail (Adelaide, SA : Saturday 4 March 1916)
ENGAGEMENTS.
WESTBTURY - CHATFIELD. Olive A., third daughter of Mr. William Charles CHATFIELD, of Hurston, Wellington, New Zealand, and Vyvyan Westbury, second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hughes, Beaufort, Victoria.

  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
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Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
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