Hughes Frank William Pte 4041867

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Name Hughes Frank William
Army number 4041867
Rank Pte
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Date of birth
Age 26
Unit King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Att'd 8/1/42, Trf Black Watch 2/7/44, Posted 1 TS, Trf Essex Regiment 21/8/44, Auth:- Part II Order TS 89/44, KILLED in ACTION NW Europe 29/8/44 with 2nd Bn Essex Regiment.
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Platoon or other sub-unit
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Joined Brigade
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Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 29-Aug-44
Home address Research suggests that Pte Hughes was born in Birmingham in the last quarter of 1917, with a mother's maiden name of Elsmore. Buried Grave II.F.6. St Desir War Cemetery.
Source table 1TS