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93. Ftr. Thomas, Henry

Fitter

Date of Birth: 11/9/1891, St Johns, Swansea (FAM & SR)
Occupation: Fitter (SR)
Employer: Hafod Foundry (SR)
Enlisted - Date: 22/5/1908
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 93
1917 Serv. No: 725007
Service O/S: Home: 22/5/08 - 12/5/17
Other service: Employed with Inspector of Munitions, Sheffield
Demobilised: 12/5/1917
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 11/9/1891, St Johns, Swansea at 1357 Neath Rd. Parents - Thomas & Mary Ann. Known as Harry

1901 - 1357 Neath Road, Hafod, Swansea. 10yo. W parents & younger bro

1911 - 1357 Neath Road, Hafod, Swansea. 19yo. Occ-Apprentice, Machinery. W parents & 2 younger bros

1921 - 1357 Neath Road, Hafod, Swansea. 29y8m. Occ-Coal Merchant & Haulage Contractor (Employer). W widowed mother & sis

1921 - Married Mary Williams, Q4 Swansea. They had three children Morfydd, Glenda and Vivian.

1937 - Died aged 45. 16 Jan1937. Add-The Croft, Bayswater Rd, Sketty. Leaving over £30,000 in his will to his widow and daughter.

Personal Info: Father - Thomas Thomas
Address:
1357 Neath Road
Swansea (SR)

Military Service

SR

Enl 22 May 1908, Swansea. Dvr. No 93, 1st Glam Bty . Brother of 945 DJ Thomas

Summer Camps 08, 09, 10, 11, 12

6/4/14 - Appointed Fitter (Trade - Fitter/Machinist)

5/8/14 - Embodied

Hospital - 5/2/15-1/4/15 (Double Hernia), 10/5/15-17/5/15 Bedford (Weakness after op for Hernia), 5/6/15-9/6/15, Bedford (Haematoma)

!9/5/15 - Medical Bd: Med "C" - Fit for service at home only

12/6/15 - Posted 2nd Line

13/12/15 - Released for ammunition work, Victoria Hse, Fargate, Sheffield

Disch 12/5/17. Term of Engagement (9 yrs)

1st Welsh Unit: 1st Glamorgan Battery
Discharged - Reason: Termination of Engagement.
Sources: (SR)(NEWS)(FAM)

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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