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233738Cpl. James Greenwell Hugill
British Army 104th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Catwick, East Yorks
(d.17th July 1918)
James Hugill became a bricklayer and is believed to have been apprenticed to his Uncle Isaiah - a stonemason. After serving his apprenticeship he moved to Redcar and remained in the trade until he signed up with the Royal Engineers at the local recruiting office on 8th September 1914 for the duration of the war. He never married.
Army records indicate James was 5' 7" high, weighed 146 lbs, had a chest size of 37" expanding to 38.5" and was vaccinated in infancy. His record is good with only two traceable charges, one of which (overstaying his pass by 4 and 3/4 hours on 11th June 2015) was "Not to be entered on his conduct sheet." The other was for being "Drunk In Town" (29th June 1917) for which he received seven days.
Corporal J. G. Hugill was captured at the battle of St Quentin, France, on 22nd March 1918 and taken as a Prisoner of War to Essen where he died of "Gastric and Intestinal Catarrh, Influenza" on 17th July 1918 at 10.45 a.m. This was the cause of death of a great many POWs just before the end of the war. He is buried in Cologne.
He was awarded Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. These are the affectionate names given to the three WW1 campaign medals - The 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal respectively.
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