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Apr 28, 1893
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Born in Carleton Place, Ontario to Thomas and
Jessie (nee Grey) Hughes
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Jul 13, 1916
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Attested into the 240th Battalion CEF
in Renfrew, Ontario
Ø Number 1042007
Ø Next of kin given as Thomas
Hughes, father, Carleton Place, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Butcher
Ø Previous military experience
given as 18 months in the 42nd Regiment
Ø Religion given as Methodist
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Apr 1, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Renfrew, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø No intended residence was
given
He was discharged as medically unfit, in that he
suffered from acute appendicitis and refused to have corrective surgery
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Nov 10, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Renfrew, Ontario
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Jan 17, 1918
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Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 3320238
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Hughes, mother, Box #4, Carleton Place, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Butcher
Ø Previous military experience
given as 8 months in the 240th Battalion and 2 years in the 42nd
Regiment
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Posted to the 2nd
Regimental Draft
He gave his birth year as 1894, not his actual
birth year of 1893
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Feb 2, 1918
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Admitted to the St. Luke’s Hospital in Ottawa
after he suffered a reaction to a vaccine inoculation
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Feb 15, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Mar 1, 1918
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Forfeited 3 day’s pay for an unrecorded offence
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Mar 24, 1918
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Embarked the SS Grampian in Halifax, Nova Scotia
as part of the 2nd Regimental Draft of the 2nd Depot Battalion, EOR
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Apr 3, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion to
continue training
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Apr 10, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital
in Eastbourne with a bruised back after falling while out on a pass
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Apr 22, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital and rejoined the
6th Reserve Battalion
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Aug 17, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 18, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 23, 1918
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After leaving the base depot he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Aug 28, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Hughes joined the 21st Battalion on the south side of the Arras –
Cambrai Road, south east of Vis en Artois, France and was posted to “B”
Company
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the capture of Iwuy, France, Private
Hughes received a shrapnel wound to his left hand and was evacuated to the
No. 9 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid
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Oct 12, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 1 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) where a shrapnel ball was removed from his hand
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Oct 13, 1918
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Transferred to the 2nd Australian
General Hospital in Wimereux, France
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Oct 15, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan
Breydel
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Berrington War Hospital in Shrewsbury
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 26, 1918
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Parke, Epsom
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Jan 2, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 4 Canadian General
Hospital in Basingstoke
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Apr 24, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
Granted 12 days sick leave
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Jun 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Aquitania in Southampton
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Jun 20, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Ottawa, Ontario
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Jun 23, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 229734
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Box 44 Carleton Place, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 44 Carleton Place, Ontario
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Oct 15, 1920
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Married to Lillian Genereux in Carleton Place,
Ontario
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Jul 20, 1928
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Clifford Sparling Huges entered the USA at
Morristown, New York and stated he was intending to remain in the USA
permanently
On the 1930 USA Census, Clifford Huges is listed
as living in Rochester, New York, USA and declared to be single
In 1942 Clifford Huges signed a draft card for
the USA military draft giving his address as Shortsville, New York, USA
On the 1958 Canada Voter List he is listed as
living alone in Carleton Place, Ontario
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Aug 14, 1962
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Clifford Sparling Hughes died and was buried in
the Pine Grove Cemetery, Carleton Place, Ontario
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