1262*. Gnr. Hopkins, Hny Lloyd
Gunner
Personal Details
WORKING NOTES
Born 17 January 1895, 36 Princess St, Swansea. Parents - John Hopkins (Sailmaker, Journeyman) & Maria (formerly Rees)
1901 - 36 Princess St, Swansea. 6yo. W parents & 7 siblings. Father Sailmaker
1911 - 36 Princess St, Swansea. 16yo. Occ-Errand Boy - Grocer. W parents & 3 sibs
1918 - Elec Reg. 36 Princess St. Abs Voter
1921 - 36 Princess St, Swansea. 26y5m. Occ-Cinema Attendant, The Castle Cinema. W widowed father and 2 sibs
1922 - Married Maud Collier, 25 January 1922, Register Office, Swansea. Age 27, Occ-Cinema Attendant. Add-36 Princess St
1939 - 8 Prospect Terrace, Swansea. DOB 7 Jan 1895. Occ-Asphalt Labourer. W 4 redacted
1954 - Died aged 59, Q1, Swansea
Military Service
No SR
Enl March 1915
Served overseas (mdeals), nothing else
Grabdson - My father said that his dad was gassed during the war. I know he was never in good health.
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