John Gethin Hughes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Law clerk, military leader
Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1866
Place of Birth: Bluff, Southland Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 23-Jul-1954
Profession: military officer
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About John Gethin Hughes
- John Gethin Hughes (13 March 1866–23 July 1954) was a New Zealand military leader.
- Born in Bluff, Southland, New Zealand, he served in the Boer War with the First Contingent of the New Zealand Volunteer Force to be sent to South Africa.
- During the war he was the first New Zealand recipient of the Distinguished Service Order.
- After the war he became a professional soldier and served in a number of staff positions in the New Zealand Military Forces.
- A member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the early stages of the First World War, he commanded the Canterbury Battalion during the Gallipoli Campaign.
- He was eventually evacuated from Gallipoli late in the campaign for medical reasons.
- He retired from the military in 1917 due to poor health and died in 1954 at the age of 88.
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