7th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
05/02/1884
Died:
17/12/1915 (Died of Wounds)
Age:
31
Summary
Edward Hughes was the son of James and Rebecca Hughes. He was born on 5th February 1884 near Coalisland. He was on of nine children. His father was a coal miner. The family was lived at Derry, Tullyniskane. Edward moved to Scotland. Where he married Margaret and had children. They lived in Bellshill, east of Glasgow. Private Edward Hughes served at Galliopli with the 7th Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, when he was injured. He was removed to a hospital in Britain. He died of wounds on 17th December 1915 in a Glasgow hospital.
Further Information
Edward Hughes was the son of James and Rebecca Hughes. James Hughes and Rebecca Atkinson were married on 4th February 1873 in the district of Dungannon.
Edward Hughes was born on 5th February 1884 near Coalisland in County Tyrone. He was on of nine children born in the Coalisland area, seven surviving.
Family: James Hughes, Rebecca Hughes, Patrick Hughes (born 1st November 1873), James Hughes (born 28th August 1875), Joseph Hughes (born 1st December 1876), Ellen Hughes (born 15th February 1879), Mary Hughes (born 21st June 1881), Edward Hughes (born 5th February 1884), Charlotte Hughes (born 18th January 1887), Bridget Hughes (born 18th April 1889), Charles Hughes (born 14th June 1894).
The 1901 census records 17 year old Edward is working as a “car man”. His father was a coal miner. The family was living at Derry, Tullyniskane, County Tyrone.
By 1911, the census tells us that Edward no longer lived with the family at at Derry, Tullyniskane. His 50 year old father was still working as a coal miner.
Edward was married to Margaret and had children. They lived in Bellshill, east of Glasgow.
Edward Hughes enlisted in Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland.
Private Edward Hughes arrived in the Balkans with the 7th Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers on 9th July 1915.
Private Hughes was injured at Gallipoli and removed to a hospital in Britain.
Private Edward Hughes died of wounds on 17th December 1915 in a Glasgow hospital.
From the Tyrone Courier dated 23rd December 1915:
Mr J Hughes, Coalisland, was notified on Saturday by telegram that his son, Edward Hughes, who enlisted for the term of the war, died that day in a Glasgow hospital of wounds received in the Dardanelles. The deceased, who lived in Glasgow, leaves a wife and children.
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 25th December 1915: Coalisland
James Hughes, Coalisland, was notified on Saturday by telegram that his son, Edward Hughes, who enlisted for the term of the war, died that day in a Glasgow hospital of wounds received in the Dardanelles. The deceased, who lived in Glasgow, leaves a wife and children.
Private Edward Hughes was buried at home at Bothwell (BELLSHILL) Cemetery, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Edward Hughes is believed to be commemorated locally TWICE on Dungannon War Memorial. There is a Private E Hughes listed on the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers plaque.
Private Edward Hughes is also commemorated on Bellshill War Memorial.
The CWGC records that Private Edward Hughes was the husband of Maggie Hughes of 67 Parkhead Rows, Bellshill.
