Hughes, Gerald, 1920-

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Gerald Hughes, born in 1920, is the older brother of Ted Hughes (1930-1998), English poet and author, who served as Poet Laureate to the Queen from 1984 until his death in 1998. Gerald, Ted, and their sister Olwyn were born to William Henry Hughes (1894 - 1981) and Edith (Farrar) Hughes (1898 - 1969) of Mytholmroyd, a small village in the western region of Yorkshire, England. In 1938, when the Hughes family moved south to the mining town of Mexborough in order to open a newsagent's shop, Gerald did not join the family and instead moved to Devon and took a job as a gamekeeper. Gerald enlisted in the British Army Royal Air Force in 1939, and traveled to Algeria and Egypt during World War II. After the war, Gerald returned briefly to live with his parents in Mexborough, then in 1952, immigrated to Australia with his wife Joan.

From the description of Gerald Hughes papers, circa 1910-2006. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122385747

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creatorOf Hughes, Gerald, 1920-. Gerald Hughes papers, circa 1910-2006. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
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associatedWith Farrar, Hilda. person
associatedWith Hughes, Edith, 1898-1969. person
associatedWith Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998. person
associatedWith Hughes, William Henry, 1894-1981. person
associatedWith Plath, Sylvia. person
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English literature
English poetry
Poets, English
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Birth 1920-09-07

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English

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