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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Etaples Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Military Medal | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 2 Apr 1915 in Egypt | Gazetted on 11 Nov 1916 | Ettington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Influenza (Spanish Flu) | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| 56th General Hospital, Etaples | 97th Battery, RFA in South Africa | |
Military Medal
Joseph was awarded the Military Medal the circumstances were that on the Gallipoli Peninsula, with the rank of Corporal, he acted with bravery and devotion to duty, when under heavy shelling he had gone out to repair telephone lines to maintain communications with the battery. The award was Gazetted on 11 Nov 1916
Circumstances of Death
| Joseph died of Influenza (Spanish Flu) at the 56th General Hospital in Etaples on 2 Dec 1918. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 29 May 1890 at Canning Town | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George William and Henrietta Hughes | 38 Wilson Street, Poplar |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Amy Hughes nee Grantham | Joseph Edwin born 10 Dec 1918 |
| Jan Qtr 1915 at Warwick Registry Office | |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Ricardo Street School, Tower Hamlets 1893 to 1897 | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1890 - Canning Town | 1893 - School |
| 1891 - Not found | 1904 - Van Guard for Great Western Railway at V&A Dock until 1908 |
| 1893 - 24 Southall Street, Tower Hamlets | 1911 - Gunner in Royal Field Artillery |
| 1901 - 38 Wilson Street, Poplar | |
| 1911 - British Army Barracks, Temple Grange, Free State, South Africa | |
| 1915 - Kent's Lane, Ettington | |
- Joseph's wife, Amy, died on 16 Dec 1918, six days after the birth of their only son Joseph Edwin and fourteen days after Joseph died of
Influenza in France
