Hugh Caddell

Killed in Action on the 10/05/1917 near Mouchy during the Battle of Arras

The Battalion arrived at Le Havre on the 14/08/1914 and they were part of the 9th Brigade, 3rd Division when Hugh joined them. He was Killed in Action during the Arras offensive (Battle of Arras), 9th April - 16th June 1917 : Once again the British are called upon to launch an attack in support to a larger French offensive: the battles of the Chemin des Dames and the hills of Champagne. The opening Battle of Vimy and the First Battle of the Scarpe are very encouraging, but once again the offensive - often known as the Battle of Arras - bogs down into an attritional slog. Final attempts to outflank the German lines at Bullecourt prove terribly costly. Hugh's Battalion took part in the capture of Roeux on the 13th and 14th of May (3 days after he was presumed killed). Hugh was posted missing on the 10/05/1917 and in December 1917 was presumed Killed on that date. SEE PHOTOS x 7 FOR THE BATTALION WAR DIARY FOR MAY 1917 and PHOTOS x 6 FOR REPORT ON ACTION 3rd MAY 1917. Hugh enlisted in the Royal Engineers (Training Battalion, 2755) in September 1914 then transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers in November 1916. He is also remembered on the St. John's Episcopal Church Roll of Honour and in the St. Augustine's Parish (book) Roll of Honour (see photos). See photos for Hugh's Medal Index Card, his Newspaper clipping, Hugh's father Thomas, Hugh's mother Elizabeth, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls, his CWGC Grave Registration, his name on the Arras Memorial, his name on the Arras Memorial Panel List, his Northumberland Fusiliers Cap Badge, the Royal Engineers Cap Badge and Hugh's Pension Records x 2. Finally, see photos for Newspaper clippings x 2 (Coatbridge Express x 1 and Coatbridge Leader x 1), photo of Hugh's name on the Arras Memorial taken by myself in July 2023, a photo of the Memorial taken by myself in July 2023 from the Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery (my partner Linda can be seen on the right) and the 3rd Division Order of Battle x 12 (the Division he was with when he died).