THE FIRST WORLD WAR

 

When War broke out Hugh, then 27, tried to enlist but was turned down as medically unfit. By June 1917 he had been enrolled with the 1st battalion Seaforth Highlanders with no mention of medical issues. Hugh wrote a letter home to his parents stating his wishes in the event of his death, a not so uncommon practice among those heading off to war. He was sent to France where he was eventually captured by the Germans and became a Prisoner of War (POW). His parents received a letter saying ‘missing, presumed dead’.