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612. Dvr. Brennan, William

Driver

Date of Birth: 28/10/1894, Neath (CENS & WW2)
1908 Serv. No: 612
1917 Serv. No: 725081
Service O/S: Salonica & Egypt (NEWS)
Other service: 456815 & WR/194999, RE (Railways).
Awards: BWM. VIC. TFEM.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 28/10/1894, Neath. Parents - William

1901 - 8 Zoar Row, Neath. 6yo. W Dad and 5 older sibs. Dad - Gas Stoker.

1911 - 8 Zoar Row, Neath. 16yo. Occ-Grocers Assistant. W widower Dad & 3 older sibs

1919 - 24/25 April, joined Railwayman Union as Player (platelayer), Neath 2

1920 - Married Lucy Williams, 17/7/20, Neath (RAA)

1921 - 8 Zoar Row, Neath. 26y8m. Occ-Platelayer, MJ Cuningham, GWR, Neath. W Dad, Lucy and Catherine (1921)

2 children listed in serv record, Ethel (1922) and Margaret (1924) - no Catherine

1939 - NF

1941 - Died 17/9/1941 (liver cancer) at Dryman Mil Hosp, Glasgow - buried in Llantwit (St. Illtyd) Old Churchyard whilst serving in RE, WW2

Address:
8 Zoar Row
Neath (CENS)

Military Service

SR still with MOD - ADH000937367

Enl Mar/Apr 1912, prob Neath so likely 2nd Bty

Transferred to RE likely during war, date unknown

Served overseas Salonica & Egypt (NEWS)

Total service 7yrs 52days, so likely disch late Apr 1919 just before he joined the union

Re-enl 24/10/25 in Terr RA 765278 at Neath disch 23/10/33, then RE (SR) 10/11/33, Port Talbot as a Spr

Dunkirk veteran WW2 - initially reported missing

Died 17/9/1941, 765278, 152 Rly Constr Coy, RE. Buried in Llantwit (St. Illtyd) Old Churchyard, Commemorated Cardiff Western Cemetary, Screen Wall (CWGC)

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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