877. Dvr. Edwards, James Henry
Driver
Personal Details
Very likely bn 1892, Swansea, then moved to Briton ferry
WORKING NOTES
Born c1892, Swansea. Parents - Thomas & Eliz Ann
1901 - 31 Mansel St, Briton Ferry. 8yo. W parents & 5 younger sibs
1911 - 31 Mansel St, Briton Ferry. 18yo. Occ-Steel Worker, steel works. W parents & 9 younger sibs
1921 -
1922 - Married Olive Hopkins, 19/5/1922, Neath. Occ-Steelworker. Add-Swanfield Villa, Baglan
1939 - 21 Llantwit Rd, Neath. DOB 14/8/1892. Occ-Steel Worker, Furnaceman. W Olive & 3 redacted
1949 - Died aged 56, 28/2/1949. Add-21 Llantwur Rd, Neath. Effects to Olive, widow. Buried at St Thomas, Neath
Military Service
No SR
Enl 6/8/1914
16/1/1915 - Absent fr Cambridge, Herald of Wales, 30/1/1915
FR Nov 15 as Dvr
Likely Egypt Feb 1916
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