Description of Thomas Albert Hughes [name handwritten] on Enlistment.

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[The responses in the following section are all handwritten.]

Age[:] 25 years [response blank] months.

Height[:] 5 feet 10 1/2 inches.

Weight[:] 152 lbs.

Chest Measurement[:] 34-37 inches.

Complexion[:] Gray [crossed out. Replaced with:] Fresh

Eyes[:] Dark [crossed out. Replaced with:] Gray

Hair[:] Dark

Religious Denomination[:] R.C. [Roman Catholic.]

DISTINCTIVE MARKS.

Tattoo mark right arm.

Advance Australia

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[Subheading:] CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION.

I HAVE examined the above-named person, and find that he does not present any of the following conditions, viz. :-

Scrofula; phthisis; syphilis; impaired constitution; defective intelligence; defects of vision, voice, or hearing; hernia; hæmorrhoids [sic]; varicose veins, beyond a limited extent; marked varicocele with unusually pendent testicle; inveterate cutaneous disease; chronic ulcers; traces of corporal punishment, or evidence of having been marked with the letters D. or B.C.; contracted or deformed chest; abnormal curvature of spine; or any other disease or physical defect calculated to unfit him for the duties of a soldier.

He can see the required distance with either eye; his heart and lungs are healthy; he has the free use of his joints and limbs; and he declares he is not subject to fits of any description.

I consider him fit for active service.

Date[:] 5th June 1915 [date handwritten.]

Place[:] Sydney [word handwritten.]

[Handwritten signature:] sgd. [signed] R Whiston Walsh

Signature of Examining Medical Officer.

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[Subheading:] CERTIFICATE OF COMMANDING OFFICER.

I CERTIFY that this Attestation of the above-named person is correct, and that the required forms have been compiled with. I accordingly approve, and appoint him

to Siege Brigade A.I.F. [Australian Imperial Force] [unit handwritten.]

Date[:] 15th June 1915 [date handwritten.]

Place[:] Melbourne [place handwritten.]

[Handwritten signature, illegible] Lt Col [Lieutenant Colonel.]

Commanding [italicised] Siege Brigade A.I.F. [Australian Imperial Force.]