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Dvr. Ernest Morris "Bill" Hughes MM.
Australian Imperial Forces 9th Australian Machine Gun Coy
from:Mossman, Sydney, New South Wales
The eldest son of Australian Prime Minister William Morris "Billy" Hughes, Ernest Morris "Bill" Hughes enlisted in the AIF in 1916 at age 18 years and 4 months. He deployed to the Western Front with the 9th Australian Machine Gun Company and was awarded the Military Medal for action during the Battle of Messines. His citation read in part:
"He brought up vital supplies of Ammunition through enemy barrages and gas shells, allowing his company to continue their Vickers machine gun barrage at the critical moment in the battle".
Dvr Hughes survived the war.