Private William Roy Hughes
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Hughes,
William Roy
Date of birth: 1890-10-09
Place of birth: Clarkson Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Jean Dalson Hughes; wife; Grimsby, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-05-28
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Barlin Communal Cemetery, II. B. 16.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 159529
Highest Rank:
Private
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: “Died of Wounds” at No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 470095
LAC ID:
476622
Service file: B4601-S020
Uploader's Notes:
Son of W. J. and Alice Johnstone Hughes, of Grimsby; husband of Jeanie Hughes, of 77, Denison Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
Wounded in the recent heavy fighting, Pte. William Roy Hughes had died of his injuries. Pte. Hughes enlisted in Toronto and went overseas a year ago when his battalion was taken to England by Col. Belson. His next of kin, Mrs. J.D. Hughes, lives in Grimsby, Ont.
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Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 81st Battalion Private Army Canadian Militia Welland Canal Force 44th Lincoln and Welland Regiment Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ee ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-01-04