Personal Profile

855. Gnr. Gunnell, Ernest

Gunner

Date of Birth: 18/5/1890, St Peters. Worcester (CENS)
Occupation: Railway Engine Stoker (1911)
Employer: Great Western Railway (1911)
1908 Serv. No: 855
1917 Serv. No: 725235
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 18/5/1890 (from GWR records), Worcestershire. Parents - Thomas & Emma

1891 - 1 Little Park St, St Pauls, Worcs. 4m. W parents and elder bro. Farther - Shunter for GWR

1901 - 39 Astwood Rd, Worcester. 10yo. W parents & 3 sibs.

1905 - 26/8/1905 - Joined GWR Worcester as Cleaner

1910 - 15/3/1910 - Transferred to GWR Neath as Fireman

1911 - 6 School Rd, Melyn, Neath. 21yo. Occ-Railway Engine Stoker, GWR. W wife Edith Emily & son Ernest W (1910)

1914 - Aug 14 - joined colours (GWR)

1919 - Retuned to work at GWR demobilized

1920 - 3 Margaret Terrace, St Thomas. Elec Reg.

1920 - 22 Mar 20 GWR Worcester

1921 -

1928 - 31/12/1928. Granted two years leave in order to take part as Driver on Nigerian Rly on probation, under the terms of GMs scheme

1931 - 18/7/1931 - Accepted permanent post on Nigerian Rlys

1965 - POSSIBLE. Died Aged 75, 3rd Q, Worcester

Address:
6 School Rd
Neath (1911)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 7 Aug 1914, likely Swansea

France 21/22 Nov 1915 as Gnr

Likely Egypt Feb 1916

Worcester Absent Voters 1918 - 2x entries: C/266 Bde, RFA, Gnr, 725235 & Welsh Howitzer Brigade, 52rd Div, 266th Bgde, C Bat

- 1918 - 2nd Glam Bty, Egypt

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

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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