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1256*. Gnr. Brown, James

Gunner

Date of Birth: 1880 (Pens)
Occupation: Labourer
Previous Serv: 3/Welsh Militia then 4926, Pte, 1st Welsh Regt
1908 Serv. No: 1256*
1917 Serv. No: 725545
Service O/S: Home
Demobilised: 21/3/1919
Awards: QSA (3 bars), KSA (2 bars)
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born Oystermouth, Swansea. Parents - Thomas

1891 - 67 Road Steps, 12yo. Scholar. W Grandmother (Susan Symmonds)

1896 - Descr on enl. 5ft5.5, Fresh complexion, Blue eyes, Lt brown hair. Occ-Labourer

1901 - O/S with Army

1907 - Married Edith Maud Rees, 22 Dec 1907, St Pauls, Sketty (SR_

1911 - 3 Belle Vue Terrace, Mumbles. 31yo. Occ-Masons Labourer. W Edith, 1 daughter & FIL

1921 - 4 Dickslade, Mumbles (matches mil pens). 41yo. Occ-Labourer, Docks, Harbour Trust. W Edith, FIL & 3 daughters

1939 - DOB NF

1943 - Died aged 63, Q4 Swansea

Personal Info: Father - Thomas Brown, Pack Hill Row, Oystermouth.
Address:
4 Dickslade Mumbles
Swansea (Pens)

Military Service

3/Welsh Regt (militia), then

Enl 19/2/1896, Cardiff. 4926, Pte, 1st Welch Regt. Transferred to reserve 3/3/1904

- E India 30/1/1897-2/6/99, S Africa 8/6/1900-2/3/1904

- QSA (3 Colony Clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal), KSA (2 Clasps, SA 1901-1902)

No Brigade SR

Enl 15-20 Mar 1915, Swansea. Initial Serv No 1256, later 725545

No overseas service, likely 2nd Line - Reigate, St Neots & East Anglia

Disch 21/3/19. Mil pens rcds - Varicose Veins

Disabilities (Pens): Varicose Veins
Sources: (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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