Major Anthony Lavelle McHugh
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McHugh,
Anthony Lavelle
Date of birth: 1872-10-21
Place of birth: Dooniver County Mayo Ireland
Next of kin: James McHugh, brother. 3350 10th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Railroad Contractor
Address:
Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-05-19
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Villers Station Cemetery, X. B. I.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major
Rank detail
- Major (Army).
- Major (Army). ? to 1917-05-19
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 59988
LAC ID:
154373
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B6877-S006
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Peter McHugh and Margaret McHugh (nee Lavelle)
War Diary of May 19, 1917 states he and his subordinate officer, Captain Henry Edward Redmond Hamilton, were killed by shell fire on this day. These were the first Officer casualties suffered by the 3rd Railway Battalion in the War
Previous service 72nd Reg't, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada active militia
Uploader's Research notes: [Major Army Canadian Infantry 239th Battalion Major Army Canadian Railway Troops 3rd Railway Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-24