LSgt. Richard Kenneth 'Dick' Hughes, SSRF, 2 SAS and No.3 Commando

[Photo courtesy of his son in law Roger Heron].

Service Record
12.02.1942 enlisted S60th (Welsh) Holding Unit; s/n: 14200849; trade on enlistment - Printer.
22.07.1942 transferred to S.W.B. and posted 4th Monmouthshires.
10.10.1942 posted Commando Depot, Achnacarry.
10.11.1942 posted No.3 Commando.
14.02.1943 posted No.14 Commando.
18.03.1943 Private, 62 Commando (S.S.R.F.), North Africa.
07.04.1943 Private, No.1 S.S.R.F., Phillipville, Algeria.
12.06.1943 attended No.2 Parachute Training Course at No.1 Div. Para T.C. Qualified.
15.08.1943 Private, 2 Special Air Service Regeiment granted submarine pay at 2 shillings a day for 4 days in May 1943 and 4 days in June 1943.
--.10.1943 until 13.11.1943 admitted 67 General Hospital.
04.12.1943 posted No.3 Commando.
25.12.1943 embarked North Africa for UK.
04.01.1944 disembarked Liverpool.
29.03.1944 to 27.04.1944 admitted Worthing Hospital.
05.06.1944 embarked with No.3 Commando.
06.06.1944 disembarked Normandy, France.
05.07.1944 appointed Lance Corporal.
16.07.1944 promoted Acting Corporal.
09.09.1944 disembarked UK from North West Europe.
14.10.1944 promoted war substantive Corporal.
12.01.1945 embarked UK for North West Europe.
13.01.1945 disembarked North West Europe.
24.01.1945 appointed Lance Sergeant.
14.03.1945 admitted to 14 Field Ambulance (FA) Sick. Transferred to 1 Field Dressing Station (FDS).
30.03.1945 transferred to 34 Casualty Clearing Station (CCS).
05.04.1945 rejoined No.3 Commando from 34 Casualty Clearing Station..
13.06.1945 disembarks UK and admitted the following day to Connaught Military Hospital.
03.08.1945 posted to 2 Commando Brigade.
22.09.1945 rejoined No.3 Commando.
19.11.1945 struck off strength No.3 Commando posted to 9 R.W.F.
1946 transferred to 2nd Monmouthshire serving with the Central Meditteranean Force until released to Class Z(T) Reserve 14.02.1947.

Richard Kenneth Hughes
b. 21.02.1923
d. 14.04.1985.