British Army Veterinary Corps
Alfred Dewhurst HUGHES
Sergeant
Died 20 October 1918 · Aged 29
His story
Alfred Dewhurst Hughes worked as a assistant.
He was recorded living in Liverpool in 1911.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes. Previously served in Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry, from March, 1909.
He served as a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number TT/02525. His recorded unit was 197th Inf. Bde.
He died on 20 October 1918, aged 29. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Assistant
- Residence recorded
- Liverpool
- Family
- Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes. Previously served in Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry, from March, 1909.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- TT/02525
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 197th Inf. Bde
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 20 October 1918
- Age
- 29
- Cemetery or memorial
- Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension
- Grave reference
- III. C. 13.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 418
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Alfred Dewhurst Hughes”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/hughes-alfred-dewhurst-tt-02525/.
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