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67. Sgt. Allen, Edmund Isaac

Sergeant

Date of Birth: 9/1/1885, Swansea (CENS)
Occupation: Shipwright
1908 Serv. No: 67
1917 Serv. No: 725006
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. TFEM (Jul '14).

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 9/1/1885, Swansea. Parents - Isaac William (Ships Carpenter fr Somerset) & Eliza. Full name Edmund Isaac. Brother of No38, Basil Allen

1885 - Bapt 14 June 1885, St Mary, Swansea. Add-122 Courtenay St. Dads occ-Ships Carpenter

1891 - 16 Lamb St, Swansea. 10yo. W parents & 5 sibs

1901 - East View House, Waun Wen Rd, Swansea. 20yo. Occ-Mason. W parents & 5 older sibs

1904 - Married Rose Williams, 26 Dec 1904, St Peters, Crockett

1911 - 44 Byron Crescent, Swansea. 26yo. Occ-Shipwright. W wife Rose, Doris (1906), Brenda (1909)

1918 - 3 Brick Houses, Waunwen Rd, Swansea (divorce papers)

1920 - Divorced Rose, papers on Ancestry, petition 22/7/1918, final decree 21/6/1920, Rose had a child whilst he was away

1921 - East View House, Waun Wen Rd, Swansea. 36y5m. Occ-Ship Wright, Prince of Wales Dry Docks. W widowed father, 2 sis, 3 his children, Doris (1905), Brenda (1909), Derwen (1915)

1939 - 38 Bernard St, Swansea. DOB 13/1/1885. Occ-Shipwright. W Elsie Allen (sister?), Annie Allen (aunt?)

1963 - Died aged 77. Q1 Swansea

Address:
3 Brick Houses Waunwen Rd
Swansea

Military Service

No SR

Likely member of 1st Glam Vol RGA

Enlisted Apr 1908, likely Swansea

TFEM Jul 1914 as Cpl

Likely embodied 5/8/1914

France 21/22 Nov 1915. In Nov 1915 pic of NCOs as Sgt

Egypt Likely Feb 1916

June 1918, divorce papers, Sgt in C/265, in Egypt

Likely to have been Sgt in 1st Bty throughout

Photo at 1934 re-union

1st Welsh Unit: C/265 Bde
Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(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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