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5733256 Guardsman Joseph William HUGHES, 3 Coldstream Guards: 20/03/1943

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  1. dbf

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    Army Number: 5733256
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Joseph William HUGHES
    Unit: Dorsetshire Regiment ; 3 Coldstream Guards
     
    Last edited: May 18, 2023
  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    Name: Joseph William Hughes . Date of Birth: 20/12/1921 . Age: 25. Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/187/307
    Name: Joseph William Hughes.
    Date of Birth: 20/12/1921.
    Age: 25.
    Place of Birth: [unspecified].
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: [Guardsman].
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Coldstream Guards].
    Service Number: 5733256.
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
    PoW number: [unspecified].
    Date of Death: 20/03/1943.
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 2.
    Date: [1939-1945]
     
    Last edited: Apr 9, 2023
  3. dbf

    dbf Member

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2182938/joseph-william-hughes/
    GUARDSMANJOSEPH WILLIAM HUGHES

    Service Number: 5733256
    Regiment & Unit: 3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards
    Date of Death: 20 March 1943
    Age 25 years old
    Buried or commemorated at SFAX WAR CEMETERY
    Grave Reference: VI. D. 5.
    Location: Tunisia
    Additional Info: Son of Joseph William and Martha Hughes, of Washwood Heath, Birmingham.
    Personal Inscription: FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE. BEHOLD, HOW HE LOVED
     
    Last edited: Apr 9, 2023

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