Bryan Desmond Hughes

Bryan Desmond Hughes MC (1888 – 6 August 1918) was an Australian soldier and international rugby union player. He was one of a number of Australian rugby internationals who were killed during the First World War.

Bryan Hughes
Birth nameBryan Desmond Hughes[1]
Date of birth1888[2]
Place of birthSydney[1]
Date of death(1918-08-06)6 August 1918[1]
Place of deathFrance
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker[1]
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1913[1] Wallabies 2[1] (4[1])

Early life

Bryan Hughes was born in Sydney, the son of the Hon. John Francis Hughes and his wife, Mary Rose Gilhooley.[3] His elder brother James was also an Australian rugby union representative player. He attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview.[4] Playing as a flanker, Hughes claimed two international rugby caps for Australia.

Military service

Placed into action during World War I as a second lieutenant with the 8th Battalion, 48th Brigade of the 16th (Irish) Division, and with the 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Hughes was awarded the Military Cross. He was killed on 6 August 1918, and is buried at the British Cemetery in Borre, Nord, France (Grave II. G. 2).

International appearances
Opposition Score Result Date Venue Ref(s)
 New Zealand13–25Lost13 September 1913Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand[4]
 New Zealand16–5Won20 September 1913Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[4]

See also
  • List of international rugby union players killed in action during the First World War

References
  1. "Scrum.com player profile of Bryan Hughes". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. Australia, Birth Index, 1788–1922
  3. UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914–1921 and 1939–1947
  4. McCrery, Nigel (17 January 2014). Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. p. 4. ISBN 978-1781590874.


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