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1244. Gnr. John, Cornelius

Gunner

Date of Birth: 27/11/1890, Swansea (CENS)
Enlisted - Date: 15/3/1915
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 1244
1917 Serv. No: 725537
Service O/S: France: 27/2/17 - 19/1/19
Other service: 68th DAC, 426598 Labour Corps & 27404, Pte,13th West Riding
Demobilised: 17/2/1919
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 27/11/1890, Swansea. Parents - Joseph & Mary

1891 - Williams Ter, Middle Rd, Cwmbwrla. 10m. W parents & older bro

1901 - 45 Fern St, Cwmbwrla, Swansea. 11yo. W Parents & 3 sibs

1911 - 45 Fern St, Cwmbwrla, Swansea. 20yo. Occ-Steel Smelters Lab. W parents (Dad-retired insurance agent) and 2 younger sibs

1919 - Married Eliza Jane Richards, Q2 Swansea

1921 - 45 Fern St, Cwmbwrla. 31y1m. Occ-Bar Cutter (out of work), Richard Thomas & Co, Cwmfelin Tin Plate Co. W wife Eliza Jane & Reginald Victor, (1920)

1939 - 45 Lower Fern St, Swansea. DOB 27/11/1890. Occ-Bar Cutter Tin Works. Incapacitated. W Eliza, Reg V (1920) Edna M (1922) & Glyn (1925)

1941 - Died 13 Feb 1941, aged 50, Swansea. Effects to Eliza. Add-45 Fern St

- Buried 13 Feb 1941, St Lukes, Swansea

Personal Info: Mother - Mary John
Address:
45 Fern Street Cwmbwrla
Swansea (SR-F)

Military Service

SR

Enl 15 Mar 1915, Swansea 1244, Gnr

27/3/15 - 2/1 Glam Bty, 8/1/16 - 2/2/Glam Bty, 2/9/16 - 340th BAC, 9/9/16 - 68th DAC

27/2/17 - To France, BEF Base

2/5/17 - 2nd Bde, RFA

12/10/17 - Transferred 935 AE (Garr Gds) Coy, Labour Corps, 426598, Gnr

7/8/18 - Transferred 13th West Riding Regt, 27404, Pte

The Long, Long Trail: On 30 April 1918, the following Area Employment (Garrison Guard) Companies of the Labour Corps were formed into Provisional Garrison Guard Battalions. 935 became 3rd Provisional Garrison Guard Battalion. 3rd Provisional Garrison Guard Battalion became 13th Garrison Guard Battalion of the Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

20/1/19 - Returned to England

Disem 17/2/1919. Mil Pension - Deafness & Bronchitis

1st Welsh Unit: 2/1 Glam Bty
Discharged - Reason: Disembodied on Demobilization
Disabilities (Pens): Deafness & Bronchitis
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SR-F)

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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