Lloyd Ryder Hughes

Lloyd Ryder Hughes

Personal Information
Date of Birth	22 Jul 1907
Place of Birth	Albany, Western Australia
Death	10 Jun 1974, aged 66
Place of Death	Kelmscott, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	34 years, 6 months
Description	5'8½" (1.74m) tall ; 168lbs 76.203 kg ; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; fair hair
Occupation	Accountant
Religion	Church of England
Address	Clifton street, Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife , Mrs. Violet Beryl Hughes
Military Information
Reg Number	W21616 & 119533
Date of Enlistment	30 Jan 1942 & 12 Oct 1942
Rank	Flying Officer
Unit/Formation	No. 45 Operational Base Unit RAAF
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia

Pre War

During 1912 Lloyd was a student at the Serpentine Primary School. During 1936 Lloyd married Violet (Beryl) Grounds-Weston. (1912 - 2001) Electoral Roll entries: 1931 - 1937 at Albany road, Maddington, clerk;

Lloyd was secretary of the Kelmscott Agricultural Society from 1938 to 1940 and again in 1946 and 1948 after WW2.

War Service

Mobilised into the CMF at Claremont on 30 Jan 1942, he was put on the Reserve on the basis that he was involved in brick making (foreman). He enlisted in the Volunteer Defence Corps at Armadale on 22 Mar 1942 under another Army number (W67643)nd was allocated to 'D' Company of the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion. However, there is nothing in his records to indicate if he attended parades, or when he was discharged to allow him to enlist in the RAAF during October in Melbourne.

Discharged from the RAAF on 21 Jul 1945.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at Albany road, Maddington, clerk; 1954 - 1972 at 158 Clifton street, Kelmscott, Public Accountant; On 17 Sep 1956 Lloyd and 'Beryl' arrived in Fremantle from the UK aboard SS Strathaid, travelling First Class.

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Lloyd Ryder Hughes

Headstone Information
Date of Birth	22 July 1907
Additional Names	Joel Ryder Hughes
Transcription	Lloyd Ryder Hughes husband of Beryl father of Joel, Grant and Selby 22 July 1907 - 10 June 1974. "My darling."