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649. Cpl. John, Edward

Corporal

Date of Birth: 6/3/1890, Glais, Glamorgan (CENS)
Occupation: Steel Mill Worker (RAA)
1908 Serv. No: 649
1917 Serv. No: 725098
Demobilised: 28/5/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. TFEM (Oct '19)
Post-war Serv: 721736, Sgt RA (2/6/20 - 23/7/25)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 6/3/1890, Glais, Glamorgan . Parents - William & Elizabeth

1891 - 78 Glais Rd, Pontardawe. 1yo. W parents & 4 sibs

1901 - 25 Briton Ferry Rd, Neath. 11yo. W parents & 5 sibs

1911 - 48 Coronation Road, Mount Pleasant, Neath. 21yo. Occ-Hairdresser. W widower dad (Tinworker) & 3 sibs

1915 - Married Helena Plumb, 24 May 1915, Cambridge (Helena fr Weedon, Northants)

1916 - Edith Elizabeth born 23/3/1916, Bury St Edmunds.

1921 - In Maindy Barracks, Quay St, Cardiff. 31y4m. Occ-Sergeant D Bty, 82nd Brigade, RFA. Born Glais, Glam. Family at 2 Llewlellyn St, Neath, Wife Helena fr Weedon Northants, Edith (1916) & Vera (1920)

26 Bevan St, Port Talbot. 1939 - DOB 6/3/1890. Occ-Collier. Widowed - W another John family

Died NF

Personal Info: Wife - Helena Plumb, 2 Llewellyn St, Neath (Married - 24/5/15, Cambridge)
Address:
2 Llewellyn St
Neath (Pens)

Military Service

No SR, but RAA

Enl Jun/Jul 1912

Likely Neath, likely 2nd Bty

2 Ed Johns in Nov 1915 pic of NCOs

FR 21/22 Nov 1915

Likely Egypt (serv w 266 Bde in 1919)

No 2 Gen Hosp, Havre, Adm 23/4/19, disch 26/4/19. RFA 266 Bde, 725098, Cpl John, E, 29yo, 7y serv, 42m w fd force. Jaundice

Evac to UK per HS St Dennis, 266 Bde (got sick on journey home from Egypt?)

Disch 28/5/19. Mil Pension. RAA gives 7y 272d service

TFEM Oct 1919

Re-enl 2/6/20 disch 23/7/1925.

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Disabilities (Pens): Jaundice, Impetigo Contagiosa, Lharyngitis
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(PENS)(RAA)

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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