Notes

George was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes, of Tiverton, ON. He enlisted out of Galt, Ontario with the 71st Battalion, wishing to serve with brother, Tom, who had enlisted in London, Ontario. They travelled overseas before Bruce County's 160th Battalion. The day they left the Tiverton Platoon of the 160th marched out to the Hughes farmhouse on Bruce Township's 2nd Concession, one half coming by the boundary and the other half by Sinclair's Corners, meeting at the farm gate and plunging through snow. They formed a position at the gate and marched into the house to give George and Tom a send-off. Both brothers served in the Trench Mortars. When one was in the trench, the other was in the Reserve. While serving with the 46th Battalion, George was wounded on the hands, knees and head with shrapnel as the Battle of Vimy was beginning, April 9, 1917. He was sent to a hospital in England where he recovered from his wounds. He remained in England for the remainder of the war, as a Sergeant, training other soldiers. (Shewfelt, p. 70)

Sources & Links

- Shewfelt, Mary Ann. "Ginn and Toe".
- Library & Archives Canada