Private 32093 Henry HUGHES

South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 32093 Henry HUGHES - 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment

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Killed in action on Wednesday September 11th 1918 aged 31

Military History


Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	La Targette British Cemetery

Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
18 Dec 1915 in France	~	Lower Quinton

Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Hundred Days Offensive	11 Sep 1914 at Birmingham	~

Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
Arleux Loop - Arleux-en-Gohelle	Pte 12510 Hampshire Regiment

Circumstances of Death

Henry is listed as being killed on 11 Sep 1918. The 2nd Battalion war diary does not mention any casualties for the three day period 10th to 12th Sept but a report in the Stratford Herald states he was killed by the premature explosion of a trench mortar charge. Both sources are transcribed below.

War Diary

Arleux Loop 10/9/1918: Holding the line, very wet and muddy

Arleux Loop 11/9/1918: Lieut W.L. Clegg reported missing 27/5/1918 officially accepted as Prisoner of War. 14864 Pte G. Rockley reported missing 25/3/1918 escaped from territory occupied by enemy, arrived in UK 22/8/1918.

Arleux Loop 12/9/1918: Wet and muddy. Holding the line

Newspaper Report

The Stratford-upon-Avon Herald - Friday October 4th 1918

Quinton. Private Henry Hughes, whose widowed mother, Mrs. D Hughes resides at Admington, in the Parish of Quinton was killed in action by the premature bursting of the charge of a trench mortar gun. He was 29 years of age and it worthy of note that the day he died, September 11th, was the exact anniversary of the day he joined up, four years ago.

He was won special distinction for bravery and good service in the Irish Brigade and at the conclusion of a letter of sympathy and appreciation to his mother his officer writes:- "He was respected by all, both officers and men"; another writes "We are all very sad at losing him"

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1889 at Admington, Quinton	8 Sep 1889 at Lower Quinton

Parents Names	Abode
David (deceased) and Eshter Hughes	Admington

Schools	Colleges
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Address History	Employment History
1889 - Admington, Quinton	1911 - Labourer
1891 - Admington, Quinton
1901 - Cottage, Admington
1911 - Admington
1914 - Admington

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