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1067. Gnr. Gustavus, William George

Gunner

Date of Birth: 1891 (SR)
Occupation: Draughtsman (SR)
Enlisted - Date: 12/10/1914
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 1067
Service O/S: Home
Other service: 1155, Cpl, RE & 454401, Cpl, RE (transferred to 1st Glam Fortress Engs - 19/1/15)
Demobilised: 7/2/1919
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 27/4/1891, Swansea. Parents - Charles & Mary Ellen

Baptised 3 Jun 1891, Swansea St Mary. Add-1 Sea View Terrace, Dads occ-Builder/Builders Foreman

1901 - 29 Promenade, Swansea. 9yo. W parents & 5 sibs

1911 - 29 Promenade, Swansea. 20yo. Occ-Student Architect. W parents & 7 sibs

1914. Occ-Draughtsman. 5ft8.25in

1921 -

1932 - 15 Oct. London to Toulon on the Orsova. Occ-Hotel Proprietor. 29 Oct. Travelled on Ranchi fr Gibraltar to London. Occ-Estate Agent

1939 - 170 Gower Rd, Swansea. DOB 27/4/1891. Single. Occ-Estate Agent & Air Raid Warden. W mother and younger sis. Single.

1959 - Died aged 68, 7/11/1959 at The Royal Victoria Hospital, Boscombe, Bournemouth.. Add-The Poplars, 170 Gower Rd, Swansea. Buried St Pauls, Sketty

Married

Personal Info: Father - Charles Gustavus
Address:
Glan-y-a-fon Sketty
Swansea

Military Service

SR survived

Enl 12 Oct 1914, Swansea in howitzers. Sporty - in football pic

Signed Imp Service w Howitzers 6/1/1915

Transferred to 3/1st Coy, Glamorgan Fortress RE, Spr, No 1155 on 19/1/15. Signed second Imp Serv form 23/3/15

1917. Passed trade test as Architectural Draughtsman 30/4/17

B Coy, 2nd Heavy Bridging Battalion

Disch 7/2/19

Discharged - Reason: Demobilized
Final Unit: B Coy, 2nd Heavy Bridging Battalion, RE
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SR)

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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