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527. Far/Sgt. Dawes, Richard

Farrier Sergeant

Date of Birth: 1/12/1875, Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan (CENS)
Occupation: Blacksmith/Shoeing Smith
1908 Serv. No: 527
1917 Serv. No: 725049
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 1/12/1875, Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan. Parents - William & Elizabeth A. Known as Ritchie

1881 - 26 High St, Neath. 7yo. Scholar. W parents & 7 sibs

1891 - 26 High St, Neath. 17yo. Occ-Striker Smith. W mum & 2 sibs

1900 - Married Lydia Jenkins, 10 March 1900, Parish Church, Neath. Add-26 High St, Neath. Occ-Blacksmith. Father William (Painter)

1901 -

1911 - 19 James Street, Neath. 33yo. Occ-Shoeing Smith. W wife, Lydia, Richard (1903), Doris (1905) and Lydia (1910)

1918 - Elec Reg. 15 Saint Johns Terrace, Neath Abbey. Abs Voter

1921 -

1939 - 2 Chamberlain Rd, Neath. DOB 1/12/1875. Occ-Blacksmith. W Lydia, Richard (1903), Doris (1905) Elsie (1913) & redacted

1965 - Died Neath

Address:
Neath

Military Service

No SR

Enl bet Oct 1910 and Jan 1911, likely Neath so likely 2nd Bty

France 21/22 Nov 1915

Likely Egypt

Nothing else

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 21/11/1915
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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