John Hughes
Date of Birth: 1876
Place Of Birth: Bangor, Gwynedd
Location died: Belgium
Gender: Male
Where buried: Mendinghem Military Cemetery
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Date of birth - 1876
Where? - Bangor, Gwynedd
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Date Enlisted - N/A
Where? - N/A
Age - N/A
As - Unknown
Battles
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Date of the battle - 28/7/1914
Where? - First World War
Ranks
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Rank Date - N/A
Rank - As Riffleman
Service - British Army
As - King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Service number - 202632
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Date of Death - N/A
Where? - Belgium
Family
- Father - John Hughes
- Mother - Jane Hughes
- Spouse - Kate Hughes
Address
- 2 Trefelin Cottages, Llandegai, Bangor, Gwynedd
Additional Information
John Hughes was part of the 1st/5th Battalion of the King’s Liverpool Regiment which served under the British Army during the First World War. The battalion was mobilised for war in 1915, landed at the Havre, transferred to the 6th Brigade of the 2nd Division and then engaged in various actions across the Western Front including the Battle of Festubert and the Battle of Loos. In 1916, they were transferred to the 99th Brigade of the 2nd Division and then fought in the Battle of Delville Wood and the Battle of Ancre before being transferred to the 165th Brigade of the 55th Division. Then, the battalion engaged in various actions across the Western Front including the Battles of Guillemont, Ginchy, Flers-Courcelette and Morval. Finally, in 1917 the battalion fought in the Battles of Ypres and at some point during this conflict John Hughes was killed.
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