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192. Ftr S/Sgt. Wagstaff, Thomas William

Fitter Staff Sergeant

Date of Birth: c1873, Llanwit, Neath (CENS & SR)
Occupation: Blacksmith/Engine Smith (SR)
Employer: Steel Tube Works
Enlisted - Date: 28/5/1908
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 192
1917 Serv. No: 725810
Service O/S: Home: 28/5/08 - 4/1/18
Other service: 23800 APC, 68th Div AC.
Demobilised: 4/1/1918
Awards: TFEM.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born c1876, Llanwit, Neath. Parents - William & Annie

1881 - 189 New Road, Llanelly. 8yo. W parents & 3 sibs

1891 - -34 Mysydd Rd, Llangyfelach. 17yo. Occ-General Labourer. W parents & 3 younger sibs

1895 - Married Charlotte Elizabeth Abraham, 26 Mar 1895, Parish Church, Llangyfelach. Occ-Blacksmith. Add-34 Mysydd Rd

1901 - 90 Dinas Rd, Llangyfelach. 27yo. Occ-Blacksmith. W Wife, Charlotte, Charlotte jnr (1900) & Father-in-law

1911 - Cross Keys Inn. St Mary Street, Swansea. 36yo. Occ-Licensed Victualler. W Wife, Charlotte, Charlotte jnr (1900), Arthur (1902)

1917 - Description 5ft 7in. Brown eyes, Dark hair, Dark complexion

1921 - NF

1934 - Died aged 60, Q4, Swansea

Personal Info: Wife - Charlotte Elizabeth Wagstaff, 12 St Mary Street, Swansea.
Address:
Cross Keys Inn 12 St. Mary Street
Swansea (SR)

Military Service

SR

1st Glamorgan Volunteer RGA 5/5/1899-31/3/1908

Enl 28 May 1908, Swansea, 1st Glam Bty

S/S Fitter 8/7/1909

TFEM 1911

Annual summer camps

Embodied 5/8/14, 1914 USB ROH

2/1st Welsh AC 14/6/15, 2/1st Glam Bty 30/10/15

Disch 4/1/1918. Final unit 68th DAC, Term of Engagement

1st Welsh Unit: 2/1 Glam Bty (30/10/15)
Discharged - Reason: Termination of Engagement.
Sources: (SR-F)(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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