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) and 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 on 12 Oct 1942 in Melbourne.

On elistment Lloyd was sent to the RAAF School of Administration

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.

Biography

Lloyd Ryder Hughes (elder Brother of Miriel, Ryder, Kent). Lloyd Hughes was born in Albany, Western Australia on 22 Jul 1907. His father, Frank Gilbert Hughes was a school teacher and Lloyd was educated at a series of country schools until he went to Perth Boys School where he won the Bryce Johnson Prize for the most outstanding boy in the school, judged by masters and boys. He also won a Coombe Scholarship and went to Perth Modern School, where he took his Leaving. He was a school prefect and played in both their 'A' Grade cricket and football teams.

After leaving school he joined the State Brickworks at Byford and became a qualified Accountant and Secretary. He was inaugural secretary of the first Byford Show when he was 18 and the Show made a profit. He was to later re-form the Kelmscott Show after it had been defunct for nine years during and after the Depression years with Ten Pounds which the then Member of Parliament Mr R.S Sampson had donated, telling Lloyd "to get the Show going again". This he did, and it was a big financial success. He was the Secretary for five years until he joined the RAAF. Lloyd was a member of the Goolamrup Masonic Lodge Armadale, joining when he was 22. He later became its Worshipful Master and later its Secretary. He also was instrumental in forming the Kelmscott Masonic Lodge where he was Secretary for nine years.

He played League football for Claremont Cottesloe, and 'A' Grade cricket for East Perth for 11 years. He won the Harry Boan Medal for the Fairest and Best footballer in 1925. He later became a League Football Umpire. In addition, he and his brother Kent Hughes were the champion Mens Tennis Doubles players for the South Suburban District. In 1936 he married Beryl Weston and built his home at the corner of Clifton and Orlando Streets in Kelmscott, where he lived all his married life. They had two children, Grant and Selby.

Returning from the war Lloyd retired from 'A' Grade cricket, but then re-formed and became Captain of the Kelmscott Cricket Club. Lloyd topped the Club and South Suburban batting averages for eight years in succession.

As Secretary of the Kelmscott Show after the war he introduced the Two Day Show and started practice as a Public Accountant in Armadale, remaining in the business until his death. He was also a Justice of the Peace. He was the President of the Armadale Co-Op for a number of years and under him the Co-Op always paid a dividend. Lloyd was Secretary for the Armadale, Kelmscott, and Byford Church of England Parish for a number of years. He became a Life Member of the South Suburban Fruit Growers Association and was their Secretary for 30 years.

He was secretary of the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital for 17 years, and he drove to Adelaide in 1957 to negotiate the purchase of the land on which the present hospital stands, and with the help of the Hon. G.P Wild, the Liberal Member for the District, was responsible for having the hospital built. Along with Matron Olive Galliers, Lloyd was instrumental in having nurses quarters built. He was also a Foundation Member and Secretary of the Armadale Rotary Club and their fifth President.

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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."