Private, 13175, 8th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died, killed in action, aged about 26, on 7 August 1915 at Gallipoli, Balkans Theatre of War.
He enlisted at Holyhead and entered the Balkans on 28 June 1915. The battalion was formed at Wrexham in August 1914 as part of K1 and attached to 40th Brigade, 13th (Western) Division. It moved to Mudros in July 1915 and subsequently served in Gallipoli, Egypt and Mesopotamia. Between 6-16 July 1915 the Divisional infantry landed on Cape Helles to relieve the 29th Division. They left and returned to Mudros at the end of the month. The entire Division then landed at ANZAC Cove between 3-5 August 1915 to take part in the Battle of Sari Bair from 6-10 August 1915. In all the battalion suffered 417 casualties during this period.
Born at Holyhead the son of Elizabeth Hughes. In 1911 he lived at 2 Moulton Street, London Road, Holyhead with his parents John Hughes (47), and Elizabeth Ann Hughes (48) together with brother William James Hughes (16), a Labourer and sisters Mary Elizabeth Hughes (18), a Domestic Servant, Maggie Hughes (12), Hannah James Hughes (9) and Ellen Hughes (7). His father was born at Llanerchymedd and was employed as a Gas Stoker.
Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal and British War Medal.
Buried at Sharpnel Valley Cemetery, Turkey. Grave location IV.F.3.