251343 Pte. David William Hughes British Army 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers from:Llanarmon dyffryn clwyd (d.25th Aug 1918) Visited my grandfathers grave on the 5th Sept 2018 a lifetime wish since I saw his photo aged 11yrs (now lost). David Hughes was 20 yrs old when he was killed and my mother, his daughter, was two. She was to lose her mother following childbirth after my mother so Mam was brought up by her grandfather. My son accompanied me on the trip and I placed a lock of my mothers hair on a cross a symbolic re-union for father and daughter. I wish Mam could have visited when he was alive. It was a cruel war. I was so proud to see so many Welsh flags in Ypres and a memorable ceremony at the Menin Gate. Returning from Mametz Wood there was a farm and a silo was painted white and poppies painted on the side and the Welsh flag at the top. Very moving trip and one day I will return.
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