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1046. Dvr. Probert, Cyril

Driver

Date of Birth: 17/3/1894, Builth, Brec (CENS)
Occupation: Butcher
Previous Serv: 1412, Pte, Brecknockshire Battalion (2/10/11 - 1/1/13)
1908 Serv. No: 1046
1917 Serv. No: 725391
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 17/3/1894, Builth. Parents - William & Sarah

1901 - Bayhdegran, 109 Park Rd, Builth Wells. 7yo. W parents & 5 older sibs

1911 - 58 Victoria Rd, Ebbw Vale. 17yo. Occ-Butcher. Lodger (with his boss and family)

1921 - 2 St Mary St, Aberavon. 27y. Butcher - Richards Butcher (out of work). Lodger.

1924 - Married Theresa Mahoney, Q4 Neath

1939 - 7 John St, Port Talbot. DOB 17/3/1894. Occ-Butcher Cooperative Society. W wife Theresa.

1946 - Died 5/1/1946. Add-7 John St, Aberavon, Port Talbot. Effects to Theresa Probert, widow.

Military Service

Pre-war service - 1412, Pte, Brecknockshire Battalion. Enl 2/10/11, Disch 1/1/13 (moved away)

Enl 8/10/1914

Original glass negative of portrait at Cambridgeshire Collection. Therefore confirms Cambridge early 1915

FR 21/22 Nov 1915

1918 Adm 1/10/18 from 53rd Div Rat Hosp - 34th CC Hosp, Jerusalem - C/265 RFA 725391 Dvr Probert C Diarrhoea. Dsich to 48 HT 4/10/18

1st Battery at end of war - so likely throughout.

Family have surviving photo album - 9no photos on https://ww1imagesegypt.org.uk/ inc armoured train and various pics of the Brigade. No perm to use

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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