I'd go with "Jack" in an era when just about very "J" is Jack or Joseph, every "C" is Charles, "E" Edward or Edwin....
When looking for WW1 men and I only have initials, I always run through the common names and they usually end up being the right one....
Then you have the "odd" ones who use a second name that was actually a surname.
Example: searching for "G. L. Good" I correctly guessed "George" but would never have thought of "Lacy" for the "L"!
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