Cpl. Roberts, Frank
Corporal
Personal Details
WORKING NOTES
Frank John Roberts
Born 10/2/1893, Radnorshire. Parents - John (Station Master) & Margaret
1901 -
1911 - 158 King Edward Rd, Swansea. 18yo. Occ-Grocer Clerk. W parents & 5 sibs
1921 - 158 King Edward Rd, Swansea. 28y4m. Occ-Clerk, James Jones & Sons, Wholesale Grocers. W parents & & younger bro
1924 - Married Elsie Keast, 9 Sept 1924, St Gabriels, Swansea. Occ-Clerk. Add- 158 King Edwards Rd
1939 - 101 King Edward Rd. DOB 10/2/1893. Occ-Commercial Traveller, Biscuits. W Elsie, 2 redacted and MIL?
1972 - Died aged 79, Q3 Swansea. DOB 10/2/1893
1972, Buried 11/7/1972, St Pauls, Sketty. Add-37 Wimmerfield Ave, Killay
Military Service
No SR
Enl Mar/Apr 1911, likely Swansea, likely 1st Bty
Didnt go to France, no TWM, so poss didnt vol for Imp Serv
BWM, VIC. nothing else
TFEM Aug 19
Secretary of Old Comrades Association - Photos at dinners inc 1933
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