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1247. Dvr. Davies, William Alfred

Driver

Date of Birth: c1886 (PENS), 1890 (CENS)
Occupation: Riser Tinplate Wks (1911)
Enlisted - Date: 16/3/1915
1908 Serv. No: 1247
1917 Serv. No: 725540
Demobilised: 19/3/1919
Awards: BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

Born , Swansea . Parents - William & Selina

1901 - 3 Marsden St, Swansea. 6yo. W parents, 2 siblings (inc Thos Jas) and MIL

1911 - 22 Lynn Street Cwmbwrla. 21yo. Occ-Riser Tinplate Wks. W mother and younger bro, Thos Jas (who also joined the brigade)

1915 - Married Jane Elizabeth Thomas, 6 Feb 1915, Holy Trinity Swansea. Add- 8 Lynn St. Occ-Tin-man

1921

1939 - Avondale - LanTeifi, Swansea. BOB 21/2/1890. Occ-Bus Conductor. W Jane E, & redacted (female, married a Fry)

1962 - Died aged 72, 30 Nov 1962. Add-39 St Helens Ave, Swansea. Effects to widow, Jane E & Maureen Elizabeth Fry

Address:
17 Edward St
Swansea (PENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 16 Mar 1915, likely Swansea. No 1247

Served overseas

Final unit C/337 Bde

- 337 Bde began the Great War as 2/3rd Home Counties Brigade, RFA TF and was stationed in the UK. In 1916 it became 337 Brigade, RFA TF in the 67th Division and served with that division in the UK until November 1917. On 19 Nov 1917, 337th Brigade left the 67th Division in the UK and went to Mesopotamia where it joined the 18th Indian Division in February 1918 and served with it until the end of the war.

Disch 19 Mar 1919, Sick (SWB). Mil pens, DAH.

Discharged - Reason: Para 392 (XVIa) KR. Sick 392(XVIA).
Disabilities (Pens): DAH
Final Unit: C/337 Bde. (SWB)
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SWB)(PENS)

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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