Gnr. Cook, Ivor Clifford

Gunner

Date of Birth: 19/10/1898, Swansea (CENS)
1917 Serv. No: 725529
Other service: 348653, Gnr, Glamorgan RGA (TF).
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 19/10/1898, Swansea. Parents - Alfred William & Eliza

1901 - 4 Jersey St, Hafod, Swansea. 2yo. W grandfather (leyshon) and granny

1911 - 4 Jersey St, Hafod, Swansea. 12yo. W grandfather (leyshon) and granny

1918 - 4 Jersey St, Swansea. Elec Reg. Abs voter

1921 - Married Ella Hayes, Q2 Swansea

1921 - 31 Arthur St, Cardiff. 22y8m. Occ-Labourer (Builders), Tom Jones, park St, Cardiff. W parents (dad - Pawnbrokers Manager) & 5 younger sibs

1939 - 4 Jersey St, Swansea. DOB 19/10/1898. Rakehand Asphalter. W wife Ella, Aubrey (1924) & redacted

1957 - Died aged 58, Q1 Swansea

Address:
4 Jersey St Hafod
Swansea (CENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl bet 4-10 Mar 1915, likely Swansea. Brig No 1232-1236

- 16y7m, so poss lied about age, posted to 2nd Line?

Renumbered 1917 as 725529

Transferred to Glamorgan RGA (TF), 348653, Gnr

Served Overseas, BWM & Vic

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