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738. Dvr. Davies, Thomas James

Driver

Date of Birth: 8/4/1894, Swansea (CENS)
Enlisted - Date: 9/7/1913
1908 Serv. No: 738
1917 Serv. No: 725150
Demobilised: 8/3/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 8/4/1894, Swansea . Parents - William & Selina

1901 - 3 Marsden St, Swansea. 6yo. W parents, 2 siblings (inc Wm A) and MIL

1911 - 22 Lynn Stree,t Cwmbwrla. 16yo. Occ-Riser Tinplate Wks. W mother and elder bro, Wm Alfred (who also joined the brigade)

1919 - Married Mary Jane Davies, 22 May, Swansea

1921 - 27 Watkins St (aligns with mil pens recd). 27y2m Occ-Motor Man, The British M Tube Co, Landore. W wife, Mary, Selina (1920) and Marjorie (1921)

1939 - 99 Merlin Crescent, Swansea. DOB 8/4/1894, Occ-Tinman, Tinplate Works. W Mary, Selina, Marjorie (1927) & 3 redacted

Died 19 Feb 1946, Swansea (fr Anc)

Address:
27 Watkin St
Swansea (Pens)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 9 July 1913 - pre-war territorial. From Swansea so likely joined 1st Battery

Brother Wm Alfred joined March 1915 - #1247. Picture of 2 together

FR Nov 1915

Pension gives Malaria so Egypt 1916-1919

SWB Disch 8/3/19 - Last unit C/266 so ended w 2nd Battery

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Discharged - Reason: Sick 392 (XVIA).
Disabilities (Pens): Malaria, DAH
Final Unit: C/266 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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