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567. Dvr. Basham, William

Driver

Date of Birth: 1893 (Pens)
Employer: Atlantic Fuel Works Ltd (ROH)
1908 Serv. No: 567
1917 Serv. No: 725061
Demobilised: 9/3/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born Q2, 1892. William Henry Basham. Parents - Thomas Henry & Mary

1901 - 8 Vincent St, Swansea. 8yo. W parents & 2 sibs

1911 - 4 Vincent St, Swansea. 19yo. Occ-Labourer, Fuel Works. W parents & 2 younger sibs

1918 - Elec reg 4 Vincent St. Abs voter

1920 - Married Elizabeth Maud Hudson, St James, Swansea. 19/6/20. Occ-Fireman. Add-7 Argyle St. Dads occ-Engine Driver

1921 - 87 Watkins St, Swansea. 29y1m. Occ-Fireman, Sun Fuel Co, North Dock, Swansea (out of work)

1931 - Died aged 38, Q2 Swansea

Address:
88 Watkin St
Swansea (Pens)

Military Service

No SR

Enl May/Jun 1911, likely Swansea, likely 1st Glam Bty

FR 21/22 Nov 1915

Nothing else - likely Egypt, Palestine

Disch 9/3/1919

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Disabilities (Pens): Tuberculosis, Rheumatic Fever
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(PENS)

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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