10. Sgt. Manuel, W

Sergeant

1908 Serv. No: 10
Awards: TFEM.

Personal Details

Poss/prob William Manuel, bn 41/5/1869, St Austell Cornwall. (fr RN SR)

Parents Thomas & Sarah

Marr Sarah Lee, 25/12/1894, St John Juxta Swansea

1911 - 20 Lewis St, St Thomas, Swansea. 42yo. Occ-Labourer - Docks. W Sarah.

1921 - 20 Lewis St, St Thomas, Swansea. 52y1m. Occ-Labourer - Total Disable. W Sarah, neice & Daughter Mildred

1923 - Died aged 56, Q4, Swansea

Military Service

Poss - def not confirmed!!

Possibly enl 5/4/1894 - from Royal Navy SR [Traced Pension 5/4/94]

TFEM Oct 1910, as Sgt

Possibly Enl 7/11/1914 - TS/1058, Trimmer, RN. Disch Oct 1918, Mil pens SWB. BUT seems strange to have left sergeant and rejoined trimmer

Sources: (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