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1280. Gnr. Holly, Thomas James

Gunner

Date of Birth: 1/12/1883, St Marks, Swansea (CENS)
Occupation: Labourer (SR)
Previous Serv: 197402, Royal Navy & 2723, Glam RGA Vols & 28992, Dvr RFA
Enlisted - Date: 1/4/1915
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 1280
1917 Serv. No: 725563
Service O/S: Home: 1/4/15 - 14/6/17.
Demobilised: 14/6/1917

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 1/12/1883, Swansea . Parents - ?? & Annie

1891 - 85 Carmarthen Rd, Swansea. 7yo. Scholar. W widowed mum & 2 sibs

1901 - HMS Sappho, Ordinary Seaman, RN. Delagoa Bay Lorenco Marques

1906 - Married Elizabeth Jane Rees, Q1 Swansea

1907 - Enlisted Glam RGA Vols. Forms say single? NOK, Ann, 12 Symonds St, Cwmburla

1910 - Problems with police

1911 -

1914 - Descr - 5ft5.75in, Dark complexion, Grey eyes, Dark Brown hair.

1915 - 57 Caebrick Rd

1917 - Discharged fr army - 14 Jun

1918 - Joined Merchant Navy, Foreman. DOB 1/12/1883, Swansea

1921 - 57 Cae Bricks, Swansea. 38y6m. Occ-Helper on Furnace, Down & Son Landore, White Oxide Maker (out of work). W wife Elizabeth, Annie (1909), William (1911), Thomas (1913), Beatrice (1915) & Ruby (1920)

1939 - 57 Caebricks Road, Swansea. DOB 1/12/1883. Occ-General Labourer. W Elizabeth, Ivor (1922), Ruby (1920), Kenneth (1926)

1951 - Died aged 68, Q4 Swansea

- Buried Swansea St Peter, 15 Dec 1951 (Add-57 Caebricks Rd, Cwmburla)

Personal Info: Wife - Elizabeth Holly
Address:
57 Caebricks Road Cwmbwrla
Swansea (SR-F)

Military Service

4xSRs!!

Royal Navy: Enl 19 Jan 1898. DOB given 1/9/1882 (did he lie about age deliberately?). Final Service 7 May 1904, Services No longer Reqd

22/4/1907 - Enl Glam RGA Vols, . No 2723. Transferred to Welsh Regt 22/8/1907.

4/9/1914 - Enl Regular RFA at Preston, Dvr, No 28992. Prev exp, 12 yrs in Navy. Disch 8/3/1915

bWelsh How - SR

Enl 1 Apr 1915, Swansea. Dvr, No 1280. Prev exp, Glam Artillery militia (discharged on disbanding of militia

Initially Posted 2nd Line

29/12/16 - Posted 1205 West Lancs Bty. Returned 3rd Line 28/1/17

Disch 14/6/1917

Discharged - Reason: K Regs 392(xv).
Final Unit: 3/1st Welsh (How) Bde
Sources: (SR)

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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