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6. Far S/Sgt. Goad, Thomas Henry (Harry)

Farrier Staff Sergeant

Date of Birth: Q3, 1872, Frithelstock, Devon (CENS)
Occupation: Blacksmith (SR)
Employer: W. W. Goad
Previous Serv: 1st Glamorgan RGA Volunteers
Enlisted - Date: 1/4/1908
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 6
Service O/S: Home: 1/4/08 - 31/3/16.
Demobilised: 31/3/1916
Awards: SWB. TFEM (Jul '14).

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born Q3, 1872, Frithelstock, Devon. Parents - William & Sarah Jane. Known as Harry

Bapt 6/10/1872, Frithelstock, Devon

1881 - 65 Fleet St, Swansea. 8yo. Scholar. W parents & 3 younger sibs

1891 - 64 Inkerman St, Swansea. 18yo. Occ-Apprentice to Blacksmith. W parents & 5 younger sibs

1895 - Married Susan Ann Reid, 5 Aug 1895, Christ Church, Swansea. Add-41 Fabian St, Occ-Blacksmith.

1901 - 127 Lower Oxford St, Swansea. 28yo. Occ-Coach Smith. W wife Susan A and son Ernest H

1911 - 41 Fabian St, Swansea. 38yo. Occ-Blacksmith. Widower. W parents, 4 sibs and son, Ernest Harry

1911 - Married Daisy Davies, 23 Sept 1911, St Mary, Swansea. Occ-Blacksmith. Add-41 Fabian Street

1921 - Wife Daisy passed away, buried Oystermouth Cemetery

1921 - 52 Alexandra Ter, Swansea. 48y10m. Widower. Occ-Farrier & Smith, Employer, St Thomas, Swansea. W son Henry and 2 bros

1922 - Married Averil Ruby Tucker, 18/2/1922, St Gabriel, Swansea. Occ-Blacksmith. Add- 52 Alexandra Ter.

1935 - Died aged 62, 5 Apr 1935, Add-1 Brookland Gardens, West Cross, Swansea. Buried 10 Apr 1935, Oystermouth Cemetery. Effects to widow, Averil Ruby

Photo with thanks to Paula Cornell

Personal Info: Widower
Address:
41 Fabian Street St Thomas
Swansea (SR-F)

Military Service

SR

Previous service 1st Glamorgan RGA Volunteers. Enlisted 26/5/1902 (MIC), reached rank of Sgt

Re-enl 1st Welsh 1/4/1908, Swansea as Sgt

Promoted Far S Sgt 1909

TFEM July 1914

Embodied 5/8/14, xferred to 2/1 Amm Col 26/9/154

In Northampton Oct 14 photo of 1st Glam Bty NCOs

South Wales Evening Post, 7/10/1914 (Newspapers.om)

Served at home throughout war (til Mar 16)

Disch 31/3/1916. SWB. Final Rank St/Sgt/Farrier. Time expired, services no longer reqd

1st Welsh Unit: 2/1st Ammunition Column
Discharged - Reason: Termination of Engagement.
Sources: (SR)(MIC)(SWB)(TFEM)

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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