Arnold Rowland Hughes, Schoolmaster Warrant Officer, was born in 1912 in Sheffield, Yorkshire. He was the son of Oswald Hughes, a colliery worker, and his wife Florence, née Wagstaff. His brother Oswald of the Royal Artillery died in Aldershot on December 9th 1939. Arnold had a BSc. Degree and was appointed Schoolmaster Warrant Officer in 1938. He died on the rafts on November 26th 1939.