Hugh Hesketh Hughes
Encyclopedia
Hugh Hesketh Hughes was a Welsh champion polo
player who trained in Argentina
.
. He was a second lieutenant in the Welsh Guards
during World War II
and was killed on 23 May 1940 in France. He is buried in the St. Martin-Boulogne Communal Cemetery.
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player who trained in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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Biography
He was born in October 1902 in Flintshire, Wales. He participated in the 1936 International Polo CupInternational Polo Cup
The International Polo Cup, also called the Newport Cup and the Westchester Cup is a trophy in polo that was created in 1876 and was played for by teams from the United States and Great Britain. The match is the best of three games. In 1886 it was decided to make the polo match a continuing...
. He was a second lieutenant in the Welsh Guards
Welsh Guards
The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division.-Creation :The Welsh Guards came into existence on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant of His Majesty King George V in order to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards, "..though the order...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and was killed on 23 May 1940 in France. He is buried in the St. Martin-Boulogne Communal Cemetery.