Hugh Loughrey

Rank:	Rifleman
Street:
Townland:	Aughaboy
Town/Village:
Civil Parish:	Killoe
Catholic Parish:	Killoe
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Census 1911:
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Irish Rifles, 7th Battalion / [4th Battalion]/ {Scottish Rifles}
Regiment Number:	10599 / {15398}
Date of Death:	16-08-1917
Cause:	Killed in action, Frezenberg, Battle of Langemarck (Third Battle of Ypres)
Memorial:	Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Information:	Hugh Loughrey (Laughrey) was born 19 November 1882 in Aghaboy, but later lived in Scotland. Pte Loughrey enlisted in Hamilton Lanarkshire, Scotland, but was killed in action during a major offensive 16 August, 1917 in the attack on Frezenberg, during the Battle of Langemarck, an action of the 3rd Battle of Ypres.
Parents Names:	Son of Michael Loughrey and Bridget (née Flynn) of Aughaboy, Killoe.
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Links:	Link to CWGC entry; link to Civil Record of birth; link to soldier's will; article on the 7th Royal Irish Rifles at Frezenberg

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