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1063. Dvr. Taylor, Wm Harris

Driver

Date of Birth: 3/9/1892 Morriston (CENS)
1908 Serv. No: 1063
1917 Serv. No: 725406
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 3/9/1892 Morriston. Parents - William Harris & Ellen taylor

1901 - 58 Waunwen Rd, Morriston. 8yo. W parents & 4 sis (eldest son)

1911 - Bryndorion, Morriston. 18yo. Occ-Tin Plate Behinder. W parents, 5 sis & 1 bro

1915 - Cwmrhydyceirw, Morriston - Morriston ROH

1921 - Bryndorion, Morriston. 28y8m. Occ- Furnaceman Tin Works, Beaufort Tin Plate Coy. W parents, 2 younger sis & 1 bro.

1922 - Married Jemima Rees, Q1 Swansea

1939 - Bryndorion, Morriston. DOB 3/9/1892. Occ-Tinplate Furnace Man. W wife, Jemina, Bertie (1925), John (1933) and redacted <p1959 - Died aged 66, 25 Aug 1959. Add-Oakdene, Maesygwernen Rd, Cwmrhydyceirw, Morriston. to John Taylor

Address:
Bryndorion
Morriston (CENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 12 Oct 1914

France 21/22 Nov 1915

Confirmed Egypt (photo)

Nothing else

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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