759. Dvr. Dennis, Roger

Driver

Date of Birth: 15/7/1893, Swansea (CENS)
1908 Serv. No: 759
1917 Serv. No: 725165
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 15/7/1893, Swansea. Parents - Robert & Elizabeth

1901 - 30 Gorse Road, Cockett, Swansea. 7yo. W mother & 6 sibs

1911 - 30 Gorse Road, Cwmburla, Swansea, 17yo. Occ-Tin-Worker, Tinworks. W parents & 7 sibs.

1921 - 30 Gorse Road, Cumburla, Swansea. 26y11m. Occ-Driver, Corporation, Swansea. W parents & 4 younger sis

1922 - Married Florence Llewelyn, 23 Dec 1922, St Luke Swansea. Add-30 Gorse Rd. Occ-Labourer. Dad-Robert (Labourer)

1939 - 22 Powys Ave, Swansea. DOB 15/7/1893. Occ-Municipal Dust Collector. W wife, Florence, Cyril? (1928) & redacted

1971 - Died aged 77, Q1 Swansea. DOB 15/7/1893

Address:
30 Gorse Road Cumburla
Swansea (CENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl Jan 1914. Pre-war territoial

AWOL 16 Dec 1914 with 3 mates - reported in newspapers 25 Jan 1915

France 22 Nov 1915

Nothing else

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)

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