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Pugh Cyril Webster Lieut

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/21515

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Title
Pugh Cyril Webster Lieut
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: Pugh;

Forename(s): Cyril Webster;

Initials: CW;

Rank: Lieut;

Previous Regiment: Royal Field Artillery;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 38 Bn;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 46 Bn;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 38 Bn;

How killed: KIA;

Where: France;

When killed: 21-Aug-1918;

Other Data: arrives in 46 Bn 11/6/1918 - transf to 38 Bn 13/7/1918
death recorded in war diary - high flying enemy plane dropped two bombs on "D" Coy Transport in valley near HQ - great damage to men, animals and limbers.;

Other Notes: PUGH, Lieutenant, CYRIL WEBSTER, (Special Reserve). Royal Field Artillery attd. 38th Bn. Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action 21st August 1918. Age 28. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pugh, of Clapham Common, S.W.1, and of Liverpool; husband of Marguerite Pugh, of Wallington, Surrey. Also served in Mesopotamia and was present at relief of Kut and fall of Bagdad. Plot 3. Row D. Grave 12. Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension - Somme, France.;

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Held by
Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
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