Source : The Sphere 21st Nov 1914
ACKLAND-ALLEN, HUGH THOMAS, Lieut., 1st Battn. (23rd Foot) The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, only s. of C. Ackland-Allen, of St. Hilary Manor, Cowbridge; b. 17 Sept. 1893; educ. Wellington College, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3 Sept. 1913; went to Malta with his regiment in Jan. 1914; returned to England in Sept.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 4 Oct. 1914, and was killed in action near Zonnebeke on the 23rd.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 2
LIEUTENANT HUGH THOMAS ACKLAND-ALLEN, 1st BATTN. ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS, who was killed in action on the 23rd October, 1914, was only son the of C. Ackland-Allen, of St. Hilary Manor, Cowbridge, South Wales. Lieutenant Ackland-Allen was educated at Wellington College, where he was in the Beresford from 1907-1910, proceeding to the R.M.C., Sandhurst, in 1912. He received his commission in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in September, 1913; the battalion went to Malta in January, 1914, returned to England in September, and went out with the VIIth Division on the 4th October. He was 21 years of age when he was killed near Zonnebeke on the 23rd October, 1914.
Source : Bond Of Sacrifice Vol 1

