Basic Details
Surname
Hughes
Forenames
Bertie William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
G/42545
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 44 Cavendish Street.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Fusiliers
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
12th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Ypres
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1917
Month of death
July
Day of death
31
Manner of death as stated
"Reported missing afterwards reported killed in action 31st July 1917 at Ypres"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action