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Private William Hughes

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Hughes, William
Date of birth: 1889-07-29
Place of birth: Caernarvonshire Wales
Next of kin: Elizabeth Ellis, mother. Caernarvon, Wales
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death: 1916-06-13
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Bedford House Cemetery (Enclosure 4), Enclosure No.4 VII. D. 8.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 420859
Highest Rank: Private (16th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-06 to 1916-06-13
  2. Private (Army). 1916-04-26 to 1916-06-06
  3. Private (Army). 1916-02-17 to 1916-04-26
  4. Private (Army). 1916-01-28 to 1916-02-17
  5. Private, 43rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-10-10 to 1916-01-28
  6. Private, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-07-17 to 1915-10-10
  7. Private, 43rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-12-26 to 1915-07-17
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded October 6, 1915 at Ploegsteert, KIA at Sanctuary Wood

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 484361
LAC ID: 472308
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4600-S010
Uploader's Notes: Son of Elizabeth Hughes (later Ellis) of Cefn Clynnog, Llanwnda, Carnarvonshire, Wales
Uploader's Research notes: 43rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 17th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 43rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 17th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 43rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Private Army Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-08