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780. Dvr. Davies, Aaron

Driver

Date of Birth: 2/11/1895, Neath (CENS)
1908 Serv. No: 780
1917 Serv. No: 725179
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 2/11/1895, Neath. Parents - Thomas Samuel & Margaret

1901 - 4 Marsh Buildings, Neath. 4yo. W parents (Dad tinplate furnaceman) & 2 sibs

1911 - 10 Old Henry St, Neath. 15yo. Occ-Tender, Tin Plate Works. W parents (Dad- Rollerman) & 7 sibs

1921 - 10 Old Henry St, Neath. 25y7m. Occ-Eagle Tin Plate Works, Helper

1921 - Married Ellen Lloyd, Q3, Neath

1939 - 4 Wembley, Primrose Road, Neath. DOB 2/11/1895. Occ-Furnaceman, Tin Plate Works. W wife, Ellen, Doris (1921), redacted, Daniel (1925)

1967 - Died aged 71, Q2, Neath. Add-4 Wembley, Primrose Road, Neath.

Address:
10 Old Henry St
Neath (CENS)

Military Service

Enl Mar 1914

From Neath so likely initially 2nd Battery

Likely embodied 6 Aug 1914

BOXING Welsh Division Championship at Cambridge. Feather weights: Driver T Moore (4th Welsh Ammunition Column) beat Driver A Davies (2nd Glamorgan Battery, 4th Welsh Howitzer Brigade)

Western Mail 11/3/15

France Nov 1915

Driver in A Sub, 2nd Glam Battery - from RJ Williams Album

A native of Neath, as a young man he took an interest in all sports. He was a lightweight army champion boxer in the Middle East in 1916.

Neath Guardian 16/6/1967

Photo - With thanks to J Skidmore from his book Neath & Briton Ferry Book in WW1, p356 - Skilled boxer (all forces champ), Egypt/Palestine

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(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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