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443. Cpl. Reed, Albert Edward

Corporal

Date of Birth: 16/2/1892, Swansea
Occupation: Labourer (1911)
1908 Serv. No: 443
1917 Serv. No: 725039
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. TFEM (May '19)
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 16/2/1892, Swansea. Parents - John & Mary Hannah

Bapt 30/2/1892, St Marys, Swansea. Add 57 Lower Oxford St. Dads occ-Sawyer

1901 - 75 Lower Oxford St, Swansea. 9yo. W parents & 3 sibs

1911 - 109 Oxford St, Swansea. 19yo. Occ-Labourer. W parents, 3 sibs and neice. (dad-wood swayer)

1914 - Married Mary Williams, Q1 Swansea

1920 - Died aged 28, Q2 Swansea.

SWWP: SURVIVED THE WAR TO DIE AT HOME. The death took place on Sunday at the Swansea Hospital of Albert E Reed..., late Corporal in the 1st Welsh Howitzer Brigade of 109 Oxford St. DoD poss 11/2/1920

Address:
109 Oxford St
Swansea (NEWS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl May/Jun 1909

Likely Mobilised Aug 14

France 21/22 Nov 1915

Likely Egypt Feb 1916

Demobilized June 1919 (NEWS)

TFEM, May 1919

SWWP: The death took place on Sunday at the Swansea Hospital of Albert E Reed..., late Corporal in the 1st Welsh Howitzer Brigade.... Deceased had been a member of the battery since its formation under the Territorial scheme and served with it throughout the war. He had not been well since his demobilisation in June last.... As an NCO, he was one of the most popular in the battery, and numbers of his old comrades will mourn his loss, together with his colleagues under the Swansea Harbour Trust.

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

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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