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674. a/Sgt. Grant, John Henry

Acting Sergeant

Date of Birth: 28/12/1893, Swansea (BAPT)
Employer: Houlder Brothers, Ship Owners
1908 Serv. No: 674
1917 Serv. No: 725111
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.
Gallantry: MM (LG 10/4/1918 - Swansea)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Bn 28/12/1893, 5 Trinity Place, Swansea (BAPT). Parents John Henry & Catherine (John H was Photographer (bapt Swansea St Mary). Known as Jack

1901 - 7 Sea View, St Marks, Swansea. 7yo. W parents & 2 sibs

1911 - 7 Seaview Terrace, Swansea. 17yo (John H) Occ-Shipping Clerk. W parents & 6 siblings. Father - Photographer

1919 - Married Gladys Berryman, 26/12/1919, St Barnabas, Cambridge.

1921 - 89 Cavendish Rd, Cambridge. 27y6m. Occ-Doc Foreman, Houlder Bros & Co Ltd, Ship Owners, Wind St. W wife, Gladys & in-laws.

Died 3 Feb 1933 at The General and Eye Hospital, Swansea. Add- Granta Bungalow, Hendrefoilan Rd, Sketty. Survived by wife, Gladys

Address:
Swansea

Military Service

No SR

Enl Jan-Mar 1913

France 21-22 Nov 1915 as Gnr/A/Bdr

Egypt

MM (LG 10/4/1918 - Swansea) as Cpl

Cambridge Daily News, 29/12/1919: The bridegroom served throughout the war with the 53rd Divisional Artillery (Welsh), who were stationed at Cambridge in 1915, and was decorated in the field with the Military Medal by General Chetwode (of General Allenby's staff)'

South Wales Evening Post, 7/2/1933: Mr John Grant... was a popular member of the old Swansea Howitzers, and during the war was awarded the Military Medal for taking charge of an observation post when his officer was mortally wounded.

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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