Date: 30/03/2009
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LCpl. George Hughes MM, RAMC and No.9 Commando
[Photo courtesy of his son Kelvin Hughes, JP, MBA].
7360074 LCpl George William Stanley Hughes was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal, however awarded the Military Medal. He was attached to No 9 Commando from the Royal Army Medical Corps in March 1941, and was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry during the Italian campaign, particularly during operations near the Garigliano - Operation Partridge 29th Dec 1943, and at Ornito 2/3rd Feb 1944, and at Anzio on the 19th March 1944.
