Basic Details
Surname
Hughes
Forenames
Albert W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Albert William
Served or died
Died
Service number
800908
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 41 Star Road.

(CWGC records that Gunner A W Hughes, regimental number 800908, died aged 20 on 17/9/1917 serving in A Battery, 295th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery, and is buried in grave I.E. 23 at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery in Belgium. They record him as the son of John William and Mary Hughes of 41 Star Road, Peterborough. Soldiers Died in the Great War records him as Albert William Hughes, as do the Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, which indicate his father John W Hughes was his legatee).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Field Artillery
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Gunner
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 on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
September
Day of death
17
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action at Ypres
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
41, STAR ROAD
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial