TOPIC:

Good Evening Everyone......

I just purchased a group regrettably it is a broken group but since all the missing medals are un-named medals I will be able to put the group back together again..... The medals as listed herein are the ones that I can verify, the ones that are not in the photo, attached, are the missing medals.....

My major question is, has anyone tried to obtain the records on a Naval Officer, as I know that they are fairly hard to get here especially for up to and after the WW2 period.....

Here is some of the information I have found out already in brief......

Mike

HARRY WILLIAM CUTHBERT HUGHES, ROYAL NAVY
Sub-Lieutenant to Captain, A/Rear Admiral
1894 to 1945

Midshipman: July 6th 1894
a/Sub-Lieutenant: October 15th 1898
Sub-Lieutenant: November 15th 1898
Lieutenant: April 1st 1901
Commander: December 31st 1913
Captain: December 31st 1918
a/Rear Admiral: January 7th 1942

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER – January 1918
QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL (CC – SA/01 – SA/-02)
1914-15 STAR
INTERALLIED VICTORY MEDAL (M.I.D.)
BRITISH WAR MEDAL
1939-45 STAR
ATLANTIC STAR
WAR MEDAL
LEGION OF HONOUR – CHEVALIER – AUGUST 1917

As a Commander, Hughes was on the bridge of H.M.S. Dreadnought on 18 March 1915, and he played an active part in the ramming and sinking of K/Lt. Otto Eduard Weddigen's submerged U 29. U-29 had broken the surface immediately ahead of Dreadnought after firing a torpedo at HMS Neptune, and Dreadnought cut the submarine in two after a short chase. She almost collided with H.M.S. Temeraire who was also attempting to ram. Dreadnought thus became the only battleship ever to purposefully sink an enemy submarine. I understand that his MID was for this incident.

On 4 January, 1916, he was appointed to leave Dreadnought to await the commissioning of the new battleship Revenge, to be her navigator upon her commissioning. He moved to Marlborough upon the transfer of the flag in 1917.

Can't help you with the service record Mike but what a beauty when you have pieced him all together.

Mike,

Saw this on Ebay myself- I think it is my first sighting of a Naval Officers QSA and the detail on it. By the way what are the clasps on the war medal miniature-they should give a good indication of service-a bit of a personal favorite of mine these naval war medal miniatures.

Thank You Rory it will be the highest ranked naval man in my collection,,,,,,

Yes George that is also something that attracted me to the group..... I will let you know as soon as it arrives......

Mike

An excellent purchase, Mike.

There is certainly information at the National Archives: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/result...M+CUTHBERT+HUGHES%22

Like you. I think the Second World War records are still unavailable.

Thank You David......
Will order the records......

Mike