Identity
Person No.
6317
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Hugh
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
38
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, when a 2 inch mortar shell fired from Guildford trench by a detachment of the 62nd Trench Mortar Battery, prematurely exploded immediately after firing
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of James Henry and Clara Durant, of 115, Sutton Court, Chiswick, London. Served in the South African War. Won the Revolver Championship in South Africa; also at Bisley, 1911. Was a British sport shooter and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he won the bronze medal as member of the British team in the team 30 metre military pistol event as well as in the team 50 metre military pistol competition. In the individual 50 metre pistol event he finished 20th
Citation
MID LG Sup 9 Dec 1914 pg 10537; MID LG Sup 20 Oct 1915 (spelled DURAND) pg 8380
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project