HUGHES Charles Henry

  • First Name(s):
    Charles 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    HUGHES
  • Service Number:
    PO15894
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Marines
  • Naval Division:
    Royal Marine Light Infantry
  • Ship:
    HMS Bulwark
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    26th November 1914
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England, Panel 6.
  • Place of Birth:
    Ripple, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire on 25th October 1893
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Henry Hughes, Ripple near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

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HUGHES Charles Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Ripple St Mary’s Church
Ryall and Ripple War Memorial

Further Information About HUGHES Charles Henry

HMS Bulwark was commissioned in 1907 and became the flagship to the Home Fleet. At the outbreak of World War 1 she was used for Channel Patrol duty. On 26th November 1914 she was moored at Sheerness. Ammunition had recently been loaded onto the ship and stored in the corridors between the magazines. One or some of the shells is believed to have ignited and caused a chain reaction resulting in a massive explosion. When the smoke cleared, all trace of the ship was gone with the loss of over 700 men.

Further information from:
http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/bulwark.htm
Link still valid 2nd November 2024

An eye witness account of the disaster can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal, Saturday 28th November 1914.

Charles Hughes has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

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