Hugh Hesketh Hughes

Hugh Hesketh Hughes (October 1902 – 23 May 1940) was a Welsh champion polo player who trained in Argentina.[1]

Biography

He was born in October 1902 in Flintshire, Wales. He participated in the 1936 International Polo Cup.[1] He was a second lieutenant in the Welsh Guards during World War II and was killed on 23 May 1940 in France. He is buried in the St. Martin-Boulogne Communal Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "At Hurlingham". Time magazine. 22 June 1936. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Hugh Hesketh Hughes". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2011. Regiment/Service: Welsh Guards Date of Death: 23/05/1940 Service No: 103800 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead