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132. Gnr. Lewis, William David

Gunner

Date of Birth: 8/11/1886, Newport (CENS)
Occupation: Engineers Salesman (SR)
Employer: Messrs Jett? Bros & Daniels
Previous Serv: 1st Glamorgan RGA Vols
Enlisted - Date: 14/4/1908
Enlisted - Loc: Morriston
1908 Serv. No: 132
Service O/S: France: 21/11/15 - 4/3/15. Mediterranean: 5/3/16 - 21/4/16.
Demobilised: 22/4/1916
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. TEM (Aug '22).
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 8/11/1886, Newport. Parents - Sgt Maj William Evan Lewis & Alice Louisa.

1891 - 59 Sebastopol St, Swansea. 4yo. W parents & younger bro

1901 - 12 Lewis St, Swansea. 14yo. Occ-Rly Messenger Boy. W parents (dad0Engineer & Wood Machinist) & 2 younger sibs

1911 - 37 Station Rd, Hirwain. 25yo. Occ-Carpenter, Railway Wagon & Carriage Works. Boarding

1921 - 12 Lewis St, St Thomas, Swansea. 34y7m. Occ-Railway Wagon Carpenter, H Priestly, Eastern Depot. W parents & 2 younger sibs

1928 - Married Florence May Lee, 5 Jun 1925, St Thomas, Swansea. Ass-12 Lewis St. Occ-Carpenter

1939 - 12 Lewis St, Swansea. DOB 8/11/1886. Occ-Railway Wagon Carpenter & Repairer. W Florence & redacted

1951 - Died aged 64, 4 Jun 1951, 14 Lewis St, St Thomas. Occ-Wagon Repairer

Personal Info: Father - William Evan Lewis
Address:
12 Lewis Street St Thomas
Swansea (SR-F)

Military Service

SR

Prev serv in 1st Glam Vol RGA . Enl 21/5/1902.

- Photo w Father Sgt Wm Evan Lewis (disch 1908), and brother Tom Abbot. WD & TA with instruments, enlisted Morriston - likely band members

- Cambrian 9/10/08 A second presentation was also made to Sergt WE Lewis, who has seen 30 years service, of a suitably inscribed case of pipes by BSM Campbell. Sergt Lewis said he felt his compulsory retirement very keenly, but his heart would always be in the corps.

Enl 14 April 1908, No 132, Gnr, 1st Welsh Amm Col

Embodied 5/8/14

Transferred to 1st Glamorgan Battery 26/9/14

France 21/22 Nov 1915 as Gnr

Egypt 5 Feb 1916

Disch 22/4/1916. Term of Pd of Engagement

TEM Aug 1922

1st Welsh Unit: 1st Glamorgan Battery
Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Discharged - Reason: Termination of Engagement KR Para 392 (XXI)
Sources: (MIC)(SR)

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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