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890. Gnr. Cook, Thos Alfred

Gunner

Date of Birth: 1891 (Pens)
Occupation: Tube Worker - Grinder (1911)
Employer: British Mannesman Tube Co Ltd, Landore
1908 Serv. No: 890
1917 Serv. No: 725264
Demobilised: 18/7/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born Q1, 1891, Morriston. Parents - Thomas & Elizabeth Ann

1901 -

1911 - Myrtle Cottage, Llanllienwen Rd, Morriston. 20yo. Occ-Tube Worker (Grinder). W parents & 7 sibs

1914 - 7/4/1914, Married Janet Davies, Parish Church, Llangyfelach. Occ-Roll grinder. Add-Llanllienwen Rd, Morriston.

1918 - 53 Shepherd's Rd, Plasmarl, Swansea (address on pens). Abs Votr

1921 - 53 Shepherd's Rd, Plasmarl. 30y5m. Occ- Steel Tube Worker - Roll Grinder - B Mannesman Tube Co, Landore. W Moth-in-law, Wife and poss son Thos Idris (1915)

1924 - Swansea to Quebec on the Montclare. To Settle, destined Bougin, Toronto, Ontario. Widower

1926 - 23/1/1926. Married Edna Wylie, Welland, Ontario

1970 - Died Ontario (fr Anc)

Married

Address:
Cwmrhydyceirw
Morriston (ROH)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 7-10 Aug 1914

FR Nov 1915

Pension Dysentry & Hydrocele. Egypt & Palestine?

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Disabilities (Pens): Hydrocele(??), 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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