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Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, MC, AFC (12 July 1895 – 13 September 1951) was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the First World War. He was credited with 11 aerial victories, and won a Military Cross for his valour.
Geoffrey Forrest Hughes (1895-1951), solicitor and aviator, was born on 12 July 1895 at Darling Point, Sydney, second surviving son of Sydney-born parents Sir Thomas Hughes, solicitor, and his wife Louisa, née Gilhooley.
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Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the First World War. He was credited with 11 aerial victories, and won a Military Cross for his valour. After a postwar award of the Air Force Cross, he returned to Australia and completed university.
Mr. Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, of Rose Bay, who died on 13th September, aged 56, was a member of a distinguished Catholic family, a leading figure in legal and commercial circles, and a pioneer in the Australian flying movement.
Birth. 12 July, 1895 Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Death. 13 September, 1951 (aged 56) Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Cause of Death. pneumonia. Religious Influence.
Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, MC, AFC (12 July 1895 – 13 September 1951) was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the First World War. He was credited with 11 aerial victories, and won a Military Cross for his valour.
Aug 19, 2017 · A memorial speech about Robert Hughes in the Australian Parliament (by Parliamentarian Malcolm Turnbull) revealed a deeper story of the Hughes family, which included his father Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, an Australian ace fighter pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during WW1.
