Lance Serjeant 240175 William Hughes

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/4th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/1915
Previous Reg/Num: Pte. 1667 S Lancs R.

Age at death: 27
Date of death: 20th of September 1917 (Thursday)
Born: Mold, Flint
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial - Panel 92 to 93 and 162A.

Census details:
1891 - 1 year old William is living at 3 Maeseydornen(?), Mold, Flintshire with parents William (23) Mary (28) Also at the address is Elisabeth Robert (56) 1901 - 11 years old William is living at 336 (bk) Park Road, St Helens with parents William (35) Mary (35) and four siblings: John (9) Joseph (6) [cas=2321]George Hughes[/cas] (4) Egbert (1) 1911 - Sees 21 years old 'Colliery Haulage Hand' William living at 213 Berrys Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents William (45) Mary (45) and seven siblings: John (19) Joseph Edward (16) [cas=2321]George Hughes[/cas] (14) Egbert (11) Albert (9) Ada (6) Lily (3)

Notes:
M.M. [note=70]Two Hughes Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens[/url] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_people/Hughes_family.jpg[/pic][caption]The Hughes Family form The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser (Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HughesWilliam_SLR_MM.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/HughesW_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Tyne Cot Memorial bearing the inscription for Lance Serjeant William Hughes (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]