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William Hughes

In memory of:

Farrier Serjeant William Hughes

August 21, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

19220

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

8th Bde.

Additional Information


Born:

April 17, 1885

Son of W. and Mary Hughes; husband of Marguerite E. Hughes, of 2720, S. Marshall St., Philadelphia, U.S.A.

Commemorated on Page 433 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BOVES WEST COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

B. 4.

Location:

Boves is a village about 9 kilometres south-east of Amiens on the west side of the road from Amiens to Moreuil. Boves Communal Cemetery lies to the south of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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