Frederick Hughes
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| Frederick Hughes Danygraig Cemetery credit - findagrave |
From this inscription, it can be assumed that his headstone,
the one today, and other ones in Danygraig Cemetery were added around the early
1920s
Private Frederick Hughes, who served with the Royal Munster
Fusiliers, 7th Battalion, died on the 8th of May 1915,
aged 25 years.
Frederick was the son of John and Mary Hughes.
The 1891 Census records that the Hughes family were living
at 215 Marsden Terrace, Swansea.
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| 1891 Census |
Pembrokeshire born John, 30, is a General Labourer. Mary is 27 years old. Their children are
James and William Joseph, both 9 years old, and 9-month-old
Frederick.
The family had moved to 1 Upper Pentre Mawr Road by the time
of the 1901 Census.
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| 1901 Census |
John, 39, is employed as a General Labourer. Mary is 36 years old. Their children are
James, 19, is employed as a Labourer; William, 14;
Frederick, 12; Catherine, 8; Ellen, 4, and 3-month-old Mary.
The family are still living at 1 Upper Pentre Mawr Road a
decade later at the time of the 1911 Census.
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| 1911 Census |
50-year-old John is employed as a Hawker (General). Mary is 47 years old. Their children present are
William John, 24, who is a Labourer; Frederick, 21, who
works at the Forge; Catherine, 17; Ellen, 14, both of whom are employed as a
Fuse Worker Machine Girls; Mary Annie, 10, and Albert, 5, who both attend
school.
Frederick, who enlisted with the Royal Munster Fusiliers, 7th Battalion, died on the 8th of May 1915, at Netley Military Hospital, as it was recorded in the Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929
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| Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 |
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| Netley Military Hospital |
During the First World War, a large Red Cross hutted
hospital was built at the rear of the site, which expanded Netley Hospital to
accommodate around 2,500 beds. Many of the staff were Red Cross volunteers, as
most of the regular staff were overseas. Some 50,000 patients were treated at
Netley during the war
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