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22. Gnr. Daniel, Llewellyn

Gunner

Date of Birth: 13/11/1872, Swansea (CENS)
Occupation: Foreman Shunter (SR)
Employer: Midland Railway Company
Enlisted - Date: 1/4/1908
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 22
1917 Serv. No: 725003
Service O/S: Home: 1/4/08 - 19/8/18.
Demobilised: 19/8/1918
Awards: TFEM. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 13/11/1872, Swansea. Parents - David (Mariner) & Mary

- Bapt 4/12/1872, St Marys, Swansea.

1881 - 4 Clarke Court, Swansea. 8yo. W parents & 6 sibs

1891 - 4 Clarke Court, Swansea. 18yo. Occ-Smith. W widowed mother, & 3 younger sibs

1896 - Married Faith Gregory, 2 May 1896, St John-juxta-Swansea. Occ-Porter. Add-14 Jersey St.

1896 - Joined Midland Railway 21/9/1896, Under Shunter, Swansea. DOB 13/11/1872. 5ft 6.5. Ex Good Dept

1901 - 9 Pentreguinea Rd, Swansea. 27yo. Occ-Lighter up of Locos Railway. W Faith, Sarah J (1897), Eveline (1899), Thomas (1901)

1911 - 9 Pentreguinea Rd, St Thomas, Swansea. 38yo. Occ-Railway Guard. W Faith, Amy (1899), Thomas (1901), William (1904), Lily (1905), Margaret (1907)

1918 - 15 Oct, joined Nat Union of Railwaymen, Aged 45, Shunter, Mid, Swansea 1.

1921 - 9 Pentreguinea Rd, St Thomas, Swansea. 48y7m. Occ-Shunter, Midland Railway Company, Swansea Valley Junction. W Faith, 6 children & a neice

1938 - Died 4/5/1938 (from Union records)

Address:
9 Pentreguinea Rd
Swansea (CENS)

Military Service

SR

Previous service w 1st Glam RGA Vols. Enl 2/4/1894, Gnr

/4/1908 - Enl 1st Welsh How 1. No 22, Gnr

1909 - TFEM

5/8/14 - Embodied for war service. Signed Imp Serv 15/9/1914, Northampton. Sick 4/12/1914 Northampton, acold led to Rheumatism and hospital

26/12/14 - 1st Welsh AC

3/6/16 - 3/1 Welsh RFA & TF Art Tr School.

13/10/16 - D/343, 68th Div

Released for Farm Work for 6 mos, 1917 (dated 20/3/18)

3/11/17 - 62nd Res Bty, 27/2/18 - a/5 Res Bde

19/8/18 - Disch Physically Unit. 10y 141d service. Char - V Good

Discharged - Reason: Physically unfit. Sick 392 (XVI).
Final Unit: 5 Res Bde (T). (SWB)
Sources: (MIC)(SWB)(SR)(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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