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.