Hubert Hughan's Letters re. his service medals

Hubert Carl Hughan/Cahill's War Record WW2

Another chapter in Hubert Cahill Hughan's Story

Above: Photos of Hubert Carl Cahill Hughan as appearing in his record from World War 2.

It was wonderful to be able to finally put a face to the man whose story I have been so interested in chasing down. I applied to the National Archives of Australia for Hubert Cahill Hughan's record from World War 2 to be placed online, and on June 11, 2010 these documents became available for viewing online.

Apart from his war service record, which was very interesting in itself, I found most compelling the letters written by Hubert to the War Office asking for his service medals to be made out in the name of 'Cahill' rather than Hughan, even though he had enlisted under the latter name in both Wars. He wrote "I have two sons, one fourteen, one eleven. Boys of course like to display these sort of things to their mates, so you can see how they would feel when the two names were mentioned."

His request was granted, and the medals issued under 'Cahill' rather than 'Hughan'.