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776. Far S/Sgt. Payne, William Henry

Farrier Staff Sergeant

Date of Birth: 1886. Pontypool, Mon (CENS)
Occupation: Farrier (RAA)
Enlisted - Date: 9/3/1914
1908 Serv. No: 776
1917 Serv. No: 725176
Demobilised: 6/7/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. SWB.
Gallantry: DCM (LG 11/3/20 Palestine)
Post-war Serv: 721797, Far/Sgt, RFA (TA) (8/6/20 - 12/4/21) re-enl in 82nd Welsh Bde

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born Q1 1886. Pontypool, Mon. Parents - Henry Joseph & Catherine L

1891 - 22 Philadelphia Rd, Portcawl. 5yo. W parents (dad-butcher) and 3 sibs

1901 - 27 Marshfield Rd, Neath. 15yo. Occ-Catcher in Galvanising Works. W parents (dad-Flux roper in Galvanisaing works) & 6 sibs

1904 - Married Daisy Croydon, Parish Church Neath, 1/8/1904. Add 27 Marshfield Rd, Neath. Occ-Galvaniser. Dad - Henry Joseph, Galvaniser

1911 - Vine Place, Cyfyrig Road, Ystalyfera Swansea. Occ-26yo. Colliery Blacksmith. W wife, Daisy, kids, Walter C (1905), Margaret PL (1910), William Ed R ((1910) & 2 bros

1921 - D Battery, 82nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, Mandy Barrack Field, Cardiff. 35y6m. Occ-Farrier Sergeant

1939 - DOB

Died

Personal Info: Wife - Daisy, 27 Mansfield Rd, Neath (married 5/8/04, Neath)
Address:
27 Marshfield Rd
Neath (Pens)

Military Service

Enl 9 Mar 1914, pre-war territorial. Likely Neath, so likely 2nd Battery

France 21/22 Nov 1915

Likely Egypt Feb 16

W C/266 at end of war so likely 2nd Battery throughout.

DCM CITATION

725176 Farr/Sjt. W.H. Payne, C. By., 266th Bde., R.F.A., T.F. (Neath) (LG 11 Mar. 1920). (PALESTINE)

Throughout active operations he has shown marked courage and willingness in responding to any call made upon him. More than once he has been responsible for maintaining supply of ammunition and rations under trying and difficult circumstances. His skill as farrier serjeant had much to do with the battery maintaining its mobility up to the end of operations.

Disch 6/7/1919. SWB (Malaria)

Post-war: 721797, Far/Sgt, RFA (TA) (8/6/20 - 12/4/21) re-enl in 82nd Welsh Bde

1st Welsh Unit: Farr/Sjt. "C" By 266 Bde RFA
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/266 Bde. (SWB)
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SWB)(PENS)(RAA)

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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