251120 Pte. William Hughes British Army 13th (1st North Wales) Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers from:Rhyl (d.23rd Sept 1918) William Hughes was my maternal grandmother's brother, my great uncle. He died of wounds in hospital in Rouen and is buried at the St Sever Cemetery Extension in Rouen. He died one month after his 21st birthday.
His family lived in Rhyl in North Wales. His parents were John and Mary Hughes though his mother had been widowed before the start of First World War. He had two elder brothers and two younger sisters, one of whom was my grandmother. She spoke warmly of her brother all her life and treasured the Bible awarded to him by the Boys' Brigade. Although my mother never met her Uncle Willie she continued to keep his memory alive after her mother's death and has passed his Bible on to me.
His name appears on the War Memorial in Rhyl. On the 100th anniversary of his death I will visit his grave in Rouen. He will not be forgotten.
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