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Pte. George Brookes Hughes
British Army 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
In November 1914 George Hughes joined 14th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers at Llandudno, part of Kitchener's new army. At time of enlistment, George lived at 11 Kings Road, Llandudno. In August 1915 the Battalion moved to Winchester for final training. On the 1st December 1915 they marched from Winchester to Southampton, the majority of officers and men embarking on the SS Empress Queen for "an extremely rough passage during the night, of 6 hours duration" to Le Havre, Normandy. In July 1916 they were in action at Mametz Wood on the Somme and the Battalion suffered heavy casualties.

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