Personal Profile

1114. Dvr. Reason, Joseph

Driver

Date of Birth: 6/6/1896, Skewen, Neath (CENS)
1908 Serv. No: 1114
1917 Serv. No: 725444
Other service: 1449525, RA
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 6/6/1896, Skewen, Neath. Parents - Francis & Emma

1901 - Old Rd, Skewen. W parents & 7 sibs

1911 - 59 Old Road, Skewen. 14yo. W Grandfather and family

1916 - Married Gwladys May Gosling, 19 Apr 1916, St Martins, Duffryn. Occ-Driver in RFA in HM Army. Add-Skewen.

1921 - Duffryn Ave, Llansamlet. 25yo. Occ-General Labourer, National Oil Refineries, Skewen. W Gladys May, Melville (1920), Glenys (1916)

1939 - 218 - DOB 6/6/1896. Occ-Oil Packer NOR & 65 Batt RATAR 1449525. W Gwladys May, Melville (1920) Thomas (1921) Joseph (1922) and redacted

1958 - Died aged 61, 15 May 1958, Birchgrove, Swansea. Buried Coedffranc Cemetery, Skewen, Neath

His grand-daughter kindly provided the following: He died of a brain hemorridge when I was 10 . I remember the smell of his pipe. He was a foreman I believe in BP. Llandarcy. Where my father also worked as a driver. His funeral was a large affair I’ve been told where he’s buried overlooks the works.

Address:
Skewen
Neath

Military Service

No SR

Brother of 1059, Francis REason

Enl betw 7-11 Jan 1915, likely Swansea. Dvr No 1114

Still in UK in Apr 1916 (when he got married)

December 1917 - welcomed home - likely to be on leave from the front

Re-enl 1449525. Serv Record still w MOD - ADH001846301

Disch 16/12/1939

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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