| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Name/Alias | John HUGHES (all personal details tentative). |
| Birth date and place | c. 1828 Mold, Flintshire, Wales (tentative). |
| Baptism date and place | |
| Civil Census Residences | Royal Sappers & Miners Barracks, Mill Dam, Portsea, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England (1851 tentative). |
| Trade | Mason. |
| Physical Description | |
| Marriage date and place | 1861 Perth, Western Australia (tentative). |
| Spouse | Mary Ann NUGENT (tentative). |
| Children | Ellen b. 1862, Perth, Western Australia (tentative). |
| Death date and place | |
| Burial date and place | |
| Will and Probate | |
| Death Notices | |
| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #2251 Sapper. |
| Attestation date and place | |
| Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 4 years. |
| Musters | WO11-158 (1858) to WO11-203 (1862) Western Australia. |
| Promotions | |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | |
| Casualty/Medical | |
| Courts Martial | 10 Jun 1858: Suspended Good Conduct Pay per Commanding Officer. |
| Discharge date and place | 7 Jan 1862 Perth, Western Australia [WO11-203]. |
| Length of Service | |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | No Chelsea Pension WO97 records extant. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Perth, Western Australia. |
| Pension District | |
| Pension | |
| ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Nile. |
| Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Plymouth 23 Sep 1857. Arr. Fremantle 1 Jan 1858. |
| Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder. |
| Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
| Land Acquisition | Eligible for £10 remission on 20 acres of land [CSR499-15]. |
| Ship ex-WA | Not applicable. |
| Departure date and destination | Not applicable. |
