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Kent Hughes, Sir Wilfrid Selwyn (Billy) (1895–1970)

soldier and politician

Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970), by Murray Griffin, 1942

Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970), by Murray Griffin, 1942

Australian War Memorial, ART26205

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Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970), by Murray Griffin, 1942

Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970), by Murray Griffin, 1942

Australian War Memorial, ART26205

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Alternative Names
  • Hughes, Wilfrid
Birth

12 June, 1895
East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

31 July, 1970 (aged 75)
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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