SHIELD Hugh Cuthbert

  • First Name(s):
    Hugh 
    Cuthbert 
  • Surname:
    SHIELD
  • Service Number:
    13150
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Corps:
    Canadian Expeditionary Force
  • Regiment:
    Canadian Infantry
  • Battalion:
    5th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    18th May 1916
  • Age At Death:
    28
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Woods Cemetery, Belgium, Grave III. D. 8.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of William and Hannah Shield, of Blakeshall, Wolverley, Kidderminster, England

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SHIELD Hugh Cuthbert Is Named On These Memorials

Wolverley Memorial Hall
Wolverley St John the Baptist Church WW1 Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Wolverley St John the Baptist Church WW1 Memorial with the information: L.Cpl. 5th Canadian Battn.
Wolverly Memorial Hall with the information: L/Corporal, 5th Canadian Battalion.

Further Information About SHIELD Hugh Cuthbert

Hugh Shield enlisted as a Trooper in the 29th Light Horse, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on the 18th September 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec, Canada. On his attestation form he gave his date of birth as 3rd June 1887 in Warwickshire, England, his occupation as a butcher, his next of kin as his father, William Shield, Wolverley, Kidderminster and his religion as Methodist Hugh was 5 feet 10½ inches tall with a fair complexion, grey eyes and red hair. His unit sailed from Canada to England on 3rd October 1914 and he arrived in France on 15th February 1915. His service records show that he was granted 8 days leave from 3rd November 1915, returning to his unit on 12th November. On 10th January 1916 he was appointed Lance Corporal before being sent to Snipers School from 29th January 1916, returning to his unit on 5th February. Hugh was killed in action on 18th May 1916.

National Archives of Canada Reference: RG150, Accession 1992-93/166 Box 9333 – 9

The Canada War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) record the following information on Lance Corporal Hugh Cuthbert Shield:
Killed in Action
Location of unit at time of casualty: trenches South of Zillebeke.

The Canada Commonwealth War Graves Registers record the following information on Lance Corporal Hugh Cuthbert Shield:
Killed in Action
Buried in Wood Cemetery, 1 mile N.E. of St Eloi, 2 miles S.S.W. of Ypres
Next of kin: Mr W. Shield, Wolverley, Kidderminster, England.

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