Rifleman 203222 Edward Hughes

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 35
Date of death: 31st of July 1917 (Tuesday)
Born: Holywell, North Wales
Resided: 249 Gaskell Street, Parr, St Helens
Burial / Memorial: New Irish Farm Cemetery - VII. C. 16.

BMD details:
Marriage: 11/03/1905 Edward HUGHES to Sarah A PEARCE at Parr St Peter's

Family details:
Widow & Sole Legatee: Sarah A Hughes.

Census details:
1891 - 9 years old schoolboy Edward, parents Edward (34), Mary E (34) and siblings John T (11), Arabella (8), Mary (6), Fanny (3), Peter (1) are living at Cae Eachus Blocr(?), Bagillt, Flintshire with grandfather John Hughes (81). 1901 - 19 years old 'Railway Porter' Edward is living at Upper Works Cottage, Bagillt, Flintshire with parents Edward (53), Mary (49) and three siblings: Ellen (15), Richard (13), Thomas (7). 1911 - Sees 29 years old 'Coal Miner Hewer' Edward living at 249 Gaskell Street, Parr, St Helens with wife Sarah Ann (29) and daughter Elizabeth (4).

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/203222EdwardHughes.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Hughes_Ed_203222_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HughesEdward.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Hughes_E_203222_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Rifleman Edward Hughes at New Irish Farm Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]