Personal Profile

Gnr. Roper, Robert William

Gunner

Date of Birth: 6/2/1893, Swansea (GWR & CENS)
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea (SDGW)
1917 Serv. No: 725448
Date Died: 19/4/1918
How Died: Killed in action
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 6/2/1893, Swansea. Parents - William Henry & Susanah

1901 - 14 Brynfisi Ter, Swansea. 8yo. W parents (Dad-Boiler Maker), 6 sibs and an uncle.

1910 - Joined GWR, Neath DIv as cleaner 25/4/10, dismissed 18/11/10. DOB 6/2/1893

1911 - 16 Brynfisi Ter, Swansea. 18yo. Occ-Labourer, Brewery. W widower father & uncle

1918 - Elec Reg. Add-16 Brynfisi Terrace. Not shown as absent.

1918 - Died (KIA) 19 Apr 1918, Lacouture, France

Personal Info: Son of William Henry Roper, of 6, Cadfan Rd., Town Hill, Swansea (CWGC). Dependant, Sister - Mrs Lydia Dendle, 9 Wordsworth St, Swansea. (Pens)
Address:
16 Brynfisi Ter
Swansea (CENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 7-11 Jan 1915, Swansea (location fr SDGW)

KIA 19/4/1918 with D/160 Bde.

- Buried Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France

Addnl info: Buried: Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France
Final Unit: d/160 Bde
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(CWGC)(SDGW)(NEWS)

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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