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1251*. Dvr. Owens, Evan Thomas

Driver

Date of Birth: 7/2/1888, St Marys, Swansea
Occupation: Fuel Worker
1908 Serv. No: 1251*
1917 Serv. No: 725543
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 7/2/1888, St Marys, Swansea. Parents - Charles & Mary

1891 - Collomore Row, Kilvey Hill, Llansamlet. 3yo. W parents and younger bro

1901 - 18 Cwm Rd, Llangafelach. 13yo. Occ-Printer. W parents & 3 younger sib

1911 -36 Swan St, Swansea. 23yo. Occ-Labourer Fuel Works. W parents & 3 younger sibs

1914 - Married May Williams, Q1, Swansea

1921 - 14, De-La Beche Street, Swansea. 33y4m. Occ-Fuel Worker, Graigola Merthyr Fuel Co Ltd, Kings Dock. W May, Ronald J (1915), Wm Jn (1917) & Winifred (1920)

1939 - 7 Granogwen Rd, Swansea. DOB 7/2/1888. Occ-Corporation Sweeper, With May, 2xrecated, David (1923), Elsie (1926), red, Nancy (1923)

1966 - Died aged 77, Q1 Swansea

Address:
Swansea

Military Service

No SR

Enl 17 March 1915, Dvr, likely no 1251

Oct 15 - Newspaper - Home Service - 2nd Line?

BWM & Vic as 725543

South Wales Evening Post, 28/10/1915 (Newspapers.com)

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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