South Yorkshire Times November 26, 1966
Conisbrough Marine In Brisbane
Many of his old acquaintances will be pleased to hear news of Marine, David Hughes, 26 Ellershaw Lane, Conisbrough, is at present in Brisbane, Australia, on a jungle warfare course.
David, now 19, joined the Royal Marines at the age of 16 when he left Mexico grammar School, and spent 14 months at a Commando School at Deal, Kent. He trained as a radio operator at Portsmouth, and from there went to Indonesia, where he was involved in jungle fighting
David’s mother, Mrs Hilda Hughes told the “South Yorks Time”: “David wanted to join the forces since he was eight years old, and he seems to be doing all right.”
David returns home in February.