726. Gnr/Sig. O'Sullivan, Henry (Harry)
Gunner/Signaller
Personal Details
WORKING NOTES
Born 10/6/1896, Cardiff. Parents - John Patrick (Coal Hewer) & Frances Mary [Anc - also known as Harry Sullivan]
1901 - 58 Westbury St, Swansea. 4yo. W mother and 2 younger sibs
1911 - 3 Pell St, Swansea. 14yo. Occ-Shop Boy. W grandmother, widowed mother & 3 sibs
1921 - 3 Pell St, Swansea. 25yo. Occ-Upholsterer, D Wilkes, Furniture Manufacturer. W grandmother, widowed mum & sis
1925 - Married Edith Quick, St James, Swansea. Occ-Upholsterer. Add-3 Pell St
1939 - 55 St Helens Ave, Swansea. DOB 10/6/1896, Occ-Upholstery.. W wife, Edith A & 2 redacted
1974 - Died aged 78, Q4, Swansea
Military Service
No SR
Enl Jun 1913, likely Swansea, so likely 1st Bty
France Nov 1915
Nothing else
South Wales Daily News, 28/6/1915 (FindMyPast)
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