Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Hughes
| Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Hughes | |
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Brigadier Glyn Hughes at Bergen-Belsen, 1945
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| Nickname(s) | Hughie |
| Born |
25 July 1892 Ventersburg, South Africa |
| Died | 24 November 1973 (aged 81) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1915–1947 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit |
Wiltshire Regiment Grenadier Guards |
| Commands held | Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Military Cross Order of St. John of Jerusalem Mentioned in Despatches Croix de guerre (France) Legion of Merit (United States) |
Brigadier Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Hughes CBE, DSO & Two Bars, MC, MRCS (25 July 1892 – 24 November 1973) was a British military officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps and later medical administrator, educationalist and sports administrator. Hughes served in both the First and Second World War and is notable for his role in the care and rehabilitation of the victims of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Hughes was born in Ventersburg, South Africa in 1892 and spent the first two years of his life in South Africa, after his father emigrated to take a medical post. When Hughes was two his father died from an infection caused by pricking his finger during an operation. Hughes and his mother returned to Britain, but at the age of seven Hughes was diagnosed with having curvature of the spine and at one time was confined to a spinal carriage. He was educated at Epsom College, and with his health issues behind him, threw himself into school life. After leaving school, like his father before him, Hughes decided to become a medical practitioner, and was accepted to University College Hospital in London.
After graduating from College in 1915, Hughes joined the British Army and served in the First World War as a medical officer, first with the Wiltshire Regiment and later with the Grenadier Guards. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) on 25 August 1916 while a subaltern and within four months had been awarded a Bar to his DSO. His DSO citation reads:
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