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316. A/Cpl. Lodwick, William John

Acting Corporal

Date of Birth: 13/11/1878,Newport, Mon (Cens)
Occupation: Annealers Helper (1911)
Employer: Villiers Tinworks (BFB)
1908 Serv. No: 316
1917 Serv. No: 725034
Service O/S: 3mnths France, 9mnths Egypt (BFB)
Demobilised: 18/4/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. TFEM ('20)
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 13/11/1878,Newport, Mon. Parents - John & Elizabeth (known as John/Jack)

1881 -

1891 -

1900 - Married Margaret Callaghan, Q4 Neath

1901 - 6 Horel Rd, Neath. 23yo. ?? Salesman. W parents, wife Margaret 4 sibs & poss 2 children

1911 - 8 Kennel Row, Briton Ferry. 31yo. Occ-Annealers Helper, Tinworks. W wife, Margaret & 3 children

1921 - 4 Church St, Briton Ferry. 42y8m. Occ-Ironworks Labourer, Briton ferry Ironworks. W wife Margaret & 2 daughters

1939 - 4 Church St, Briton Ferry. DOB 13/11/1878. Occ-Iron Works Labourer. W Margaret

1954 - Died aged 76, Q4 Neath

Personal Info: Married (BFB)
Address:
4 Church Place
Briton Ferry (Pens)(BFB)

Military Service

No SR

Likely enl Apr 1908, likely Briton Ferry, likely 2nd Battery

6/8/14 - Embodied

Photos in RJ Williams album, 1915, 2nd Bty, Cambridge. In photo of 2nd Bty, Northampton

France 21/22 Nov 1915

Egypt Feb 1916

29/11/1916 - Awarded Wrist Watch by Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Committee. Records show France 3m, Egypt 9m

Photo in Briton Ferry Boys, Egypt 1916. Photo in Jerusalem, so served likely throughout Egypt campaign, poss 2nd battery

Disch 18/4/1919. 14/15, BWM & Vic. Mil pens - No disability, Carbuncle of the Back, Neurastemia

TFEM 1920

1st Welsh Unit: 265 Howitzer Bde
Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Disabilities (Pens): No disability, Carbuncle of the Back, Neurastemia
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(PENS)(BFB)

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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