SPEAR Hugh Bayfield

  • First Name(s):
    Hugh 
    Bayfield 
  • Surname:
    SPEAR
  • Service Number:
    Unknown
  • Rank:

    Major

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Gloucestershire Regiment
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    24th October 1922
  • Age At Death:
    40
  • Place of Death:
    At sea on SS Guildford Castle
  • Place of Burial:
    Unknown
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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SPEAR Hugh Bayfield Is Named On These Memorials

Malvern WW1 War Memorial

Further Information About SPEAR Hugh Bayfield

Hugh Bayfield Spear was born in Malvern in 1880. In 1901 he was an Assistant Schoolmaster at Malvern College. In 1911 he was a 1st Lieutenant with the Northern Nigeria Regiment.

His medal index card records he entered France in December 1914 and was awarded the British War Medal, the Victory Medal and the 1915 Star. Hugh died at sea on the SS Guildford Castle on the 24th October 1922 aged 40. Probate records state his residence as Holmeside, Malvern.

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