BORN HULL 1889. ELDEST SON OF ANDREW & MARY ANN McDOUGALL AT 16, MONTROSE AVENUE, GIBSON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. SON OF A COAL PORTER. HE HAD A YOUNGER BROTHERS , ANDREW, AND EDGAR AND FIVE SISTERS. ALSO EMPLOYED AS A COAL PORTER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY PRIVATE, 22517, OF THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 33452, 2ND YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 02/04/1917, AGED 28. BURIED IN FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, ANDREW.
HIS BROTHER ANDREW, SERVED AS A PRIVATE WITH THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT AND WAS DISABLED. HIS BROTHER EDGAR SERVED WTH THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS AND WAS ALSO WOUNDED IN THE WAR.
| Name | Hugh McDougall |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1889 |
| Death Date | 2 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Henin Crucifix Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 33452 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 22517, East Yorks Regt. |