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914. Sad S/Sgt. Mason, William

Saddler Staff Sergeant

Date of Birth: c1884, Wormbridge, Herefordshire (CENS)
Occupation: Engine Driver (1911)
1908 Serv. No: 914
1917 Serv. No: 725282
Demobilised: 16/7/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born c1884, Trelough, Wormbridge, Herefordshire. Parents - William Christopher (Builders Haulier) & Sarah Ann

1891 - Bath Road, Llangyfelach. 6yo. W parents & 4 sibs

1901 - 28 Duke St, Swansea. 17yo. Occ-Saddlers Apprentice. W parents & 2 sibs

1911 - 14 Green St, Morriston. 27yo. Bn Trelough Wormbridge, Herefordshire. Occ-Engine Driver - Builders & Contractors. W widowed father (Haulier)

1921 - 14 Green St, Morriston. 36y3m. Bn Wormbridge. Occ-Furnace Man, Zinc Product Co, Hafod, Swansea. W Widowed father & 2 sibs.

1939 - DOB

Died

Married

Address:
14 Green St
Morriston (Pens)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 12-14 Aug 1914.

In photo of 'Saddlers of the Welsh div, 1915' - https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/427399#?xywh=-170%2C-140%2C4679%2C3760

FR Nov 15

Willie Mason - Libanus Sunday Sch (w Cliff Deacon) & Morriston ROH 31/12/15 @ Green St.

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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