Private William John Hughes
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Hughes,
William John
Date of birth: 1897-05-16
Place of birth: Souris Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Danial Hughes (mother), Baxterville, Saskatchewan
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Baxterville, Saskatchewan
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Bois-Carre British Cemetery, IV. B. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 252429
Highest Rank:
Private
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack on Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 618183
LAC ID:
476613
Service file: B4601-S011
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-12