Month: December 2018

For anyone interested in attending and paying their respects, the funeral for Cecil Hughes will be held at:

• Boxted Church, Church Ln, Boxted, Near Sudbury, Colchester CO4 5TG at 10:00am on Monday 7th January 2019.

Another sad loss to the battalion – this week we were notified of the passing of Cecil Hughes. He joined the 9th Battalion in March 1945 as a reinforcement of the troops already there, and went on to take part in the Rhine campaign, and he also fought in Italy.… Read more...