759. Dvr. Dennis, Roger
Driver
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
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
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