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919. Whlr/Cpl. Palmer, Basil

Wheeler Corporal

Date of Birth: 24/2/1895, Swansea (CENS)
Occupation: Coach Builder (CENS)
1908 Serv. No: 919
1917 Serv. No: 725286
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Full name Leopold Basil, known as Basil (only Basil in Army). Brother of 725461, Noah Palmer

Born 24/2/1895, Swansea. Parents - James (Coachbuilder) & Margaret

1901 - 7 Stanley Terrace, Swansea. 5yo. W parents & 4 sibs

1911 - 7 Stanley Terrace, Swansea. 15yo. Occ-Apprentice Coachbuilder. W parents & 2 sibs

1921 - 7 Stanley Terrace, Swansea. 26y2m. Occ- Joinery. Wood work for houses. Swansea Corporation Housing Scheme, Town Hall, Swansea. W mother Margaret

1923 - Married Olive Mabel Hughes, St Jude, Swansea. Occ-Joiner. Add-7 Stanley Terr.

1939 - 1 Highfield Ter, Carmarthen Rd, Swansea. DOB 24/2/1895? Occ- Teacher of Handycraft & Wood carving. W wife and Hazel (1929)

1952 - Went to Pasadena via NY on the Mauretania

1963 - Died 29/7/1963. 5 Gwilym St, Cwmdu, Swansea. Survived by Olive Mabel.

Address:
7 Stanley Terrace
Swansea (CENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 2/9/14 - Not in photo of 1914 recs -

FR Nov 15, 14/15 Roll Gnr (Whlr deleted)

Adm No 34 Combined Clearing Hospital, Jerusalem, 9/6/1918. Absess arm. Trans to 74th CCS, 10/6/1918. Cpl, A/265, 725286

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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