Personal Profile

725. Gnr. Taylor, Henry John

Gunner

Date of Birth: 7/12/1895, Swansea (BAPT)
Enlisted - Date: 9/6/1913
1908 Serv. No: 725
1917 Serv. No: 725145
Demobilised: 16/4/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 7/12/1895, Swansea. Parents - William H & Louisa Sara

1895 - Bapt Christ Church, Swansea. Add-81 Fleet St, Dads occ-Driver. (older bro Albert Edward on same page)

1901 - 40a Spring Terr, Swansea. 5yo. W parents (dad-Mineral Water Salesman) and 2 sibs

1911 -

1921 - 67 Weston St, Swansea. 25y6m. Occ- Labourer, National Oil Refineries, Skewen. Living w bro (Alb E) & wife and his fam & widowed dad

1925 - Married Margaret Griffiths, Q2 Swansea

1939 - 66 Western St, Swansea. DOB 6/12/1895. Occ-Refuse Collector. W wife, Margaret & redacted.

1962 - Died 26 Dec 1962. Add-66 Western St, Swansea.

Address:
67 Weston St
Swansea (Pens)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 9 June 1913, likely Swansea, likely 1st Bty

Original glass neg at Cambs Collection (w Imp Serv Badge) - confirms Cambridge early 1915

France 21/22 Nov 1915

Adm 34 CC Hosp, Jerusalem, 9/10/18 from 113 CFA, 265 Bde, RFA, Gr Taylor H, Pyrexia (later MT Malaria), Disch to 48HT 20/10/18

Final unit C/265. Likely 1st Bty throughout

Disch 16/4/19, continued to suffer fr Malaria, mil pens to 1922

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Discharged - Reason: Para 392 (XVI) KR. Sick 392 (XVIA).
Disabilities (Pens): Malaria
Final Unit: C/265 Bde. (SWB)
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SWB)(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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