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It's a new feature, just a couple of weeks ago. I've sent them, had to save each page separately so I've numbered them in order. Let me know if you get them OK.

That's very handy, I didn't realise that. :)

No, there's no need now - you can attach images to private messages, let's see if it works!

That would be wonderful, thank you ever so much! Should I PM you my email?

How about I send you the images? Give me about 10 minutes while I sort through it...........

Sorry I posted before I saw you second comment. That's interesting as I was led to believe he stayed for the whole war. Does it give any name for next of kin?

Anything more about him MarieCeleste! I'd like to know his address at the time he signed up, when he signed up, what medals he qualified for (i.e. was he there for the 1914 or 1915 star), etc.

He was discharged after less than a year on medical grounds (shortness of breath upon exertion).

Thank you GlitterBaby, that's most probably him, as I know he was born 1891.

Does anyone know what R M stands for?

Elissa - what sort of information are you hoping to find from the records?

Pension Record

Name: William Thomas Hughes
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Age at enlistment: 24
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 4655
Regiment Name: 2/6th R M
Number of images: 7


Medal Card

Name: Wm Thomas Hughes
Regiment or Corps: Royal Welsh Fusiliers 6th Battalion
Regimental Number: 4655

I have since disocvered he was in the Royal Welsh Fusilliers and his rgiment number was 4655. Any further records anyone can find for him using this information would be greatly appreciated!

Does the Royal Welsh Fusiliers take men from where the name would suggest? I can see that this man was a Pte and therefore likely to be him.

Sorry, that's what I meant, I just didn't express myself very clearly.

Elissa, all regiments do not serve as stretcher bearers,

But their regimental band members, being musicians and not as apt at fighting where used as stretcher bearers, Rather than the fighting soldiers them selves being taken out of the battle to carry their wounded comrades back from the front line

Roy

I didn't realise all regiments served as stretcher bearers, thank you for that. I believe he was born in north wales around 1895. He survived.

This is the service record for the medal roll I posted above:


British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about William Thomas Hughes
Name: William Thomas Hughes
Residence: 54 Hereson Road, Ramsgate
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 427
Regiment Name: Line Sgm RFA RAMC S
Number of images: 30

do you have a yearand place of birth as theres several with the same name

Note, soldiers from the regimental band's would act as stretcher bearers in war time so not all where Army Medical Corps

Roy

Possible?

British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920

Name: W T Hughes [William Hughes]
Regiment or Corps: Royal Army Medical Corps
Regimental Number: 427

He served in the Balkans from 07/10/1915. He died 08/07/1918. He was awarded the Victory and the Star.