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782. Dvr. Collins, John (Jack)

Driver

Date of Birth: 1894 (Pens), 1898 (Cens)
1908 Serv. No: 782
1917 Serv. No: 725181
Demobilised: 6/2/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born (pens - 1894, but 1921 cens & marr - 1898), Ynysboth, Glam (1921). Parents - Hen(d)ry & Elizabeth

1901 -

1911 - 63 Union Rd, Neath. 13yo. School. W parents & 2 older sibs

1920 - Married Ruth Eva Hyde, 29/9/1920, Chapel of St Catherine, Llantwit-juxta-Neath. Occ-Miner. Add-62 Llntwit Rd. Dad-Henry

1921 - 3 Eva St, Neath (matches mil pens). 23y3m. Occ-Miner, New Marchowel Col Co (out of work). W wife Ruth and Winfred Alma (1920)

1939 - DOB

19 - Died aged

Address:
3 Eva St
Neath (Pens)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 9-18 Mar 1914, likely Neath, likely 2nd Bty. Prob lied about age.

8/5/1915 - Described as Shoeing-Smith in newspaper

France 21/22 Nov 1915

Likely Egypt Feb 16

Disch 6/2/19

Mil pens - Defec Teeth, Indigestion, Malaria, Dysentry

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Disabilities (Pens): Defec Teeth, Indigestion, Malaria, Dysentry
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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