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1158*. Gnr. Shipway, John

Gunner

Date of Birth: 2/8/1892, Nailsea, Somerset (CENS)
Occupation: Labourer
1908 Serv. No: 1158*
1917 Serv. No: 725474
Service O/S: Egypt (MED)
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 2/8/1892, Nailsea, Somerset . Parents - NF. Registered as John Atherton also known as Jack Aleck

1901 - 27 Silver St, Nailsea. 8yo. W granny, aunts and uncles

1911 - 6 Eastend Ter, Nailsea. 19yo. Occ-Farm Labourer. Lodging w Perrett fam (as Jack)

1920 - Married Gladys Palmer, Q3 Long Ashton, Somerset. His Gt Grand-daughter kindly added Gladys Hamlin married Stan Palmer and had two children - Eva & Beatrice (my grandmother and my mother's mother). Stan died in the First World War, and Gladys went on to remarry Jack Shipway. They had two children together, Kath & Olga

Mil Pension record - Jack Aleck Shipway 725474. Pension is being issued by IOW For Eva and Beatrice Palmer, stepchildren of the above named man under ref no WDD2076 in respect of Arthur Stanley Palmer, 32962 Hants.

1921 - NF

1939 - 9 Hill View, Horsecatle Hatton. Long Ashton. DOB 2/8/1892, Occ-General Labourer. W Gladys & 2 redacted

1967 - Died aged 74, Q1, Weston-super-Mare

His Great Grand-daughter concluded: Jack Shipway loved cider, and worked on the railway as a ganger (when she was little my mum thought he was a gangster). She used to know him as Grumpy Grandpa, and remembered they had a Sealyham dog.

Military Service

No SR

Enl 18-20 Jan 1915, Swansea

18/3/18. Admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria suffering from Sciatica. Age 24, 3yrs 3months service, 7mnths w field force. Serving with 37 Bde

Nothing else

Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(PENS)(MED)

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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