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761. Gnr. Jones, James (Jim)

Gunner

Date of Birth: 1896 (Pens), c1895, Swansea (CENS)
Enlisted - Date: 21/1/1914
1908 Serv. No: 761
1917 Serv. No: 725166
Demobilised: 12/11/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born c1895, Swansea. Parents - Thomas & Mary

1901 - 2 Frederick St, Landore. 5yo. W parents & 5 older bros

1911 - 12 Montana Place, Landore. 16yo. Occ-Labourer, Building Contr, Masons. W parents & 4 sibs

19 - Married Sarah after Nov 1919 before 21 census (likely Sarah Phillips, Q4 1920, Swansea)

1921 - 12 Montana Place, Landore. 26y10m. Occ-Labourer, Williams, Foster, Greenfield & sons, Morfa Copper Works, Swansea. W parents & wife Sarah

1939 - DOB

19 - Died aged  

Address:
12 Montana Place Landore
Swansea (PENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 21/1/1914

Embodied- 6/8/14

France 21/22 Nov 1915

Likely Egypt Feb 1916

Disch 12/11/1919

SWB - Last unit C/265 - likely 1st bty throughout

Mil pens, Malaria, Dysentry

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Discharged - Reason: Para 392 (XVI) KR. Sickness 392(XVIA).
Disabilities (Pens): Malaria, Dysentry
Final Unit: C/265 Bde. (SWB)
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SWB)(PENS)

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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