{"product_id":"royal-sussex-regiment-ww2-british-medal-group-territorial-from-eastbourne-photos","title":"Royal Sussex Regiment WW2 British Medal Group Territorial from Eastbourne Photos","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eSecond World War Medal Group – Private Stanley Gordon Hughes, Royal Sussex Regiment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e1939–45 Star – \u003ci\u003eunnamed as issued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFrance \u0026amp; Germany Star – \u003ci\u003eunnamed as issued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDefence Medal – \u003ci\u003eunnamed as issued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWar Medal – \u003ci\u003eunnamed as issued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eEfficiency Medal (Territorial) – \u003cb\u003e6398171 PTE. S. G. HUGHES. R. SUSS. R.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMounted as worn, split over two bars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eStanley Gordon Hughes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e was born on \u003cb\u003e1 December 1915 at Eastbourne, East Sussex\u003c\/b\u003e, the son of \u003cb\u003eErnest George Hughes and Elizabethe Mabel Hughes (née Stace)\u003c\/b\u003e. He was raised in Eastbourne and remained closely tied to the town throughout his life. In \u003cb\u003e1939\u003c\/b\u003e, shortly before the outbreak of war, he married \u003cb\u003eElsie May Withall\u003c\/b\u003e, and the couple went on to have two sons during the war years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHughes served during the Second World War as a \u003cb\u003ePrivate in the Royal Sussex Regiment\u003c\/b\u003e, with his wartime service confirmed through medal entitlement documentation. His service included deployment to \u003cb\u003eNorth-West Europe\u003c\/b\u003e, qualifying him for the \u003cb\u003eFrance and Germany Star\u003c\/b\u003e, indicating active service during the Allied advance following the Normandy landings. He was released from service in \u003cb\u003eNovember 1945\u003c\/b\u003e, having completed the full wartime period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAfter the war, Hughes returned to civilian life in Eastbourne, where he worked as a \u003cb\u003eCorporation Omnibus Conductor\u003c\/b\u003e. He lived locally for the remainder of his life and died at \u003cb\u003eEastbourne on 1 December 1989\u003c\/b\u003e, aged \u003cb\u003e74\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eOf exceptional note with this group is the survival of a \u003cb\u003eremarkable and extensive photographic archive\u003c\/b\u003e, discovered via \u003cb\u003eAncestry\u003c\/b\u003e, consisting of numerous photographs \u003cb\u003etaken by Hughes himself while serving in Holland in October 1944\u003c\/b\u003e. These images provide an extraordinary first-hand visual record of soldiers, daily life, and conditions during the liberation of the Netherlands. The photographs are \u003cb\u003eamazing, unique, historically important\u003c\/b\u003e, and form a truly outstanding accompaniment to the medals. \u003cb\u003eAll images, along with the full research, will be emailed to the buyer\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: All research will be sent to the buyer via email. 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