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231. A/Bdr. Curds, John Daniel

Acting Bombadier

Date of Birth: 16/12/1891, Swansea (CENS)
Occupation: Labourer, Telegraph Work (1911)
Employer: General Post Office (1911)
1908 Serv. No: 231
1917 Serv. No: 725022
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. TFEM (May 19)
Post-war Serv: 721707, RFA(T)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 16 Dec 1891 (1939), Swansea (Cens). Parents - William & Eliza (William, Labourer fr Essex)

1901 - 109 New St, Swansea. 10yo, Occ-General Labourer. W widowed mother, Elizabeth & 2 siblings

1911 - Main Str, Pembroke (Boarder). 20yo, Occ-Labourer Telegraph Work for the General Post Office

1915 - Married Eveline May Reeves, 24/7/1915, Northampton

1916 - August 4th, Doris Elizabeth May Curds born 32 Mariner St, Swansea. Parents John Daniel & Evelyn May. Fathers Occ - Soldier

1917 - Married Eveline May Reeve, 24/7/17 - Northampton (did they meet in 1914?, why was he back in 1917?)

1939 - 150 Gwynedd Ave, Swansea. Occ-General Labourer. W wife Evelyn M & 2 poss children - ? Reginald G (1930)

1966 - Died age 75, Ystradgynlais

Personal Info: Wife - Eveline May Reeves, 32 Mariner St, Swansea (Married 24/7/17 - Northampton)
Address:
Swansea

Military Service

SR at NA - ADH001206892. RAA

Likely Enl Apr/May 1908 at Swansea/Morriston. Serv No 231

Likely embodied Aug 1914

France 21/22 Nov 1915

Likely Egypt - Feb 1916

TFEM May 19

Re-enl 29/4/1920, 721707, disch 28/4/1929

Re-enl 1/9/39 RA TA (CD_AA), disch 10/9/1942

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(RAA)(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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