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Armed Forces / Re: RFA WW1 John James Hughes
« on: Tuesday 22 July 25 13:14 BST (UK)  »
Thanks to both - willyam and Shaun. You've definitely nailed him down for me.

I haven't used the WNO before so thanks for the links.

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Armed Forces / Re: RFA WW1 John James Hughes
« on: Monday 21 July 25 16:51 BST (UK)  »
Well that's confusing!

Added: Sorry, Shaun, forgot to thank you for looking that up for me.

Finding that a person isn't the right one at least stops me spending more time going down a wrong trail.

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Armed Forces / RFA WW1 John James Hughes
« on: Monday 21 July 25 15:04 BST (UK)  »
Looking for any help in finding out more about the WW1 service of John James Hughes, also known as Jack.
Jack was born in 1892 in Swyddffynnon in Cardiganshire to Jane James. When his mother married Stephen Hughes 1897, he took on the Hughes surname.
I have two newspaper articles that mention his military service –
In April 1919 there is an article welcoming three local men back home after being released from the Army. “Driver John James Hughes of the Royal Field Artillery…having served for almost the whole period of the war in Egypt first and latterly in Palestine.”
In August 1919 in a court report of an altercation with the police, Jack said that “he had fought for your sort for five years”.
I’ve found a medal card for a John J Hughes, RFA, No. 79096, for the Victory, British & 15 Star with service in Egypt recorded and the ranks of Corporal and then Driver which fit with the newspaper reports. Date of entry to Egypt was 20 July 1915.
There are medal cards for a couple of John J Hughes who served with the RFA and several for John Hughes but none fit the newspaper details.
Is Jack’s paperwork one of the many lost in the fire or can anyone find any other references to him?
I’ve searched in Ancestry and FindMyPast.

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Cardiganshire / Re: David Ebenezer MORGANS
« on: Thursday 05 June 25 13:38 BST (UK)  »
I've got back to David Morgan and Jane Daniel who were married in Llandewi brefi in 1796.

The reuse of a limited number of first names make research very difficult!

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The Common Room / Re: Cause of death: unknown.
« on: Wednesday 26 March 25 12:28 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: maddys52 on Wednesday 26 March 25 00:26 GMT (UK)
Quote from: maddys52 on Tuesday 25 March 25 08:02 GMT (UK)
I'm assuming it was this death:

Jane EBENEZER March qtr 1869 Tregaron (11b/60) aged 12.

Shropshire Lass has the certificate.

Need to have my glasses checked, I knew it was 1868.  :-[

 :)

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The Common Room / Re: Cause of death: unknown.
« on: Tuesday 25 March 25 18:33 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: coombs on Tuesday 25 March 25 15:31 GMT (UK)
I have a death cert from 1846 which says cause "unknown, no medical attendant".

That's exactly what's on Jane's certificate.

I've never seen it before but it's good to know that it's a phrase that was used.


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The Common Room / Re: Cause of death: unknown.
« on: Tuesday 25 March 25 12:35 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: maddys52 on Tuesday 25 March 25 08:02 GMT (UK)
I'm assuming it was this death:

Jane EBENEZER March qtr 1869 Tregaron (11b/60) aged 12.

Shropshire Lass has the certificate.

That's the one - but the year was 1868.

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The Common Room / Re: Cause of death: unknown.
« on: Monday 24 March 25 17:08 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: maddys52 on Sunday 23 March 25 23:44 GMT (UK)
What was her name? I know you said you have looked for a newspaper account, happy to look in newspapers I have access to.

That's kind of you.

Jane Ebenezer, died 10th March 1868 in Llangeitho, Cardiganshire, aged 12.
Informant: David Pugh of Llangeitho, present at the death.

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The Common Room / Re: Newspaper reports of marriages.
« on: Sunday 23 March 25 21:26 GMT (UK)  »
The reports I have aren't around the times of the war and don't give any reason for the wedding being 'quiet'.

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