1262*. Gnr. Hopkins, Hny Lloyd

Gunner

1908 Serv. No: 1262*
1917 Serv. No: 725551
Awards: BWM. VIC.

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.

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