2/Lt Hugh Tracey CONROY, died 28/10/1918

[Stephen Nulty]

GWF

2/Lt Hugh Tracey CONROY, 85 (Kumaon) Coy, Indian Labour Corps, who died aged 40 on 28.10.18. Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extn, France

CWGC

Name: CONROY, HUGH TRACEY

Initials: H T

Nationality: Indian

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Regiment: Indian Labour Corps

Unit Text: Attd. 85th (Kumaon) Coy.

Age: 40

Date of Death: 28/10/1918

Additional information: Son of James and Eliza Conroy. Born at Agra, India.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. K. 12.

Cemetery: ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

Cemetery Information

For much of the First World War, Abbeville was headquarters of the Commonwealth lines of communication and No 3 BRCS, No 5 and No 2 Stationary Hospitals were stationed there variously from October 1914 to January 1920. The communal cemetery was used for burials from November 1914 to September 1916, the earliest being made among the French military graves. The extension was begun in September 1916