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Military service
Service number:
622079
Age:
34
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
27th Battalion
Birth:
August 15, 1883
Rhyl
Enlistment:
January 1, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
August 9, 1918
Vimy, France
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Robert Foulkes and Mary Ellen (Evans) Hughes of Wales. Husband of Margaret E. Hughes, father of Mabel, Robert, Albert and Norman. On attestation, Private Hughes stated he was employed as a plumber. Private Hughes is also commemorated on a memorial at Royal Alexandra Hospital and on the War Memorial in the Garden of Remembrance, both in Rhyl, Wales. He is also commemorated on a plaque at St. Thomas Church, Rhyl, Wales. In Canada, Pte Hughes is commemorated on a plaque at St. Anne's Anglican Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Brother of Private George Hughes, Winnipeg Rifles; Signaller Norman Hughes; Private Trevor Hughes serving with the Welsh Guards, and Private Tudor Foulkes Hughes of the Princess Patricia's Light Infantry, killed in action the previous May 1915.
Digital gallery of Private Henry Telford Hughes
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Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Marriage Certificate
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Telegram
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Letter (September 16, 1918)
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Certificate
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CEF Roll of Honour (Cover Page)
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CEF Roll of Honour
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Hospital Memorial
This memorial is located at Royal Alexandra Hospital. -
Close up of Hospital Memorial
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Rhyl Memorial
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Close up of Rhyl Memorial
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St. Thomas Memorial
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Close up of St. Thomas Memorial
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St. Anne's Roll of Honour
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St. Anne's Roll of Honour
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Roll of Honour
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Vimy Memorial
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Inscription on Vimy Memorial
His name is displayed on the Vimy Memorial. -
Christ Church Memorial in Rhyl, Wales
His name is on this memorial plaque located in Christ Church, Rhyl, Wales. -
Obituary
News article about the passing of Private Henry Telford Hughes, 27 Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) -
Newspaper Clipping 2
News report from the Rhyl Journal dated 4 December 1915, advising of the five brothers from the Hughes family that enlisted for service in the First World War. -
Photo of Henry Telford Hughes
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Family Photo
They are Mabel Hughes, and two of his three sons, Robert and Albert Hughes. This was the last photograph taken of Pte Hughes before he left for war. -
Baptism Papers
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Baptism Papers
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Telford Hughes
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Telford Hughes
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Telford Hughes
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Telford Hughes
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Telford Hughes
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Telford Hughes
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Telford Hughes
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Telford Hughes
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Telford Hughes
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 433 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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