Frederic Hughes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian World War I general
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Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About Frederic Hughes
- Major General Frederic Godfrey Hughes, (26 January 1858 – 23 August 1944) was an Australian Army general in the First World War.
- A prominent businessman, and two time mayor of St Kilda, Hughes was also part-time Militia officer, and had served in the artillery forces of the Victorian colonial forces prior to federation.
- Post federation, Hughes had risen to command several light horse brigades before volunteering for service with the Australian Imperial Force in October 1914.
- Appointed to command the 3rd Light Horse Brigade, he subsequently led the formation to Egypt and then Gallipoli.
- During the Battle of the Nek his brigade suffered heavy casualties and he was later evacuated from the peninsula in September 1915, suffering with typhoid.
- He continued to suffer ill health, but returned to active service mid-1918, undertaking a staff role until 1920 when he retired as a major general.
- Post war, he returned to civilian business and died in St Kilda at the age of 86.
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