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216101 Pte. Charles Aloyious Hughes British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers from:Tantobe, County Durham (d.1st July 1914) Charles was a private in the Tyneside Irish Northumberland Fusiliers. He was my great uncle. He was a coalminer before he and his brother took up the call in 1915 and had a girl friend Mary Ann. He was killed in action near Ovillers la Bosselle near Albert 1st of July 1916 in no mans land serving with the 34th Division. They were to follow up on main attack from reserve trenches on the Tara-Usna line advancing to Avoca valley then up to British front line. Passing through no mans land they were exposed to heavy German machine gun fire and sustained heavy casualties sadly Charles being 0ne of them. He was 25yrs and is buried at Ovillers war cemetery where we have visited many times and always get emotional. His brother survived the war. Sadly Mary Ann his girlfriend never married. My grandfather Charles was born Nov 1916 and was named after him. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**