Pte. Charles William Hughes was a member of the 1st Warwickshire (Warwick) Battalion, Home Guard, responsible for the defence of the town of Warwick itself.

A few documents of his service survive and are contained in this page. First, evidence of his prowess in 1944 in many of the skills of a good infantryman:

It appears that at some stage after these tests, Pte. Hughes found himself transferred to anti-aircraft duties with the 72nd Heavy A.A. (H.G.) Battery, 8 Sub-Section D Troop at an unknown, but almost certainly nearby, location.  The evidence is contained in the following Supper menu held on Thursday December 14th 1944 to celebrate the stand-down of the Home Guard less than a fortnight previously. Or is it?  Is this the same Pte. Hughes?? The menu bears the name of Pte. G. Hughes rather than Pte. C. W. and yet it comes from the same source of information.....

....to be clarified in due course.....

 

In Memory of Charles William Hughes and All his Comrades in 1st Warwickshire (Warwick) Battalion.

Further information about the 1st Warwickshire (Warwick) Battalion, including many further images and mention of other individual members, is available in this section of the website.

Acknowledgement
is gratefully made to Pat MacDonagh and DM.