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1363. Dvr. Baylis, Thomas James

Driver

Date of Birth: 5/12/1886, St Marys, Swansea (SR)
Occupation: French Polisher (SR)
Enlisted - Date: 29/5/1915
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 1363
Service O/S: Home: 29/5/15 - 29/7/16
Demobilised: 29/7/1916
Awards: SWB.
Post-war Serv: 7335612, Pte, Welsh Field Amb, RAMC

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 5/12/1886, St Marys, Swansea. Parents - Thomas & Ann

1891 - 9 Little Gam St, Swansea. 4yo. W parents & younger sis

1901 - 38 Garden St, Swansea. 14yo. Occ-French Polisher. W parents & 2 younger sis

1908 - Married Ruth Hacche, 15 Feb 1908, Swansea. Occ-French Polisher. Add- % Gomerian Place. Dad Thomas - Labourer (dec'd)

1911 - 5 Gomerian Place, Swansea. 24yo. Occ-French Polisher, Furniture Manuf. W widowed mother. sis, Ruth & 3 sons

1916 - Description on discharge - 5ft 6.5in, Dark blue eyes, Dark Brown hair.

1921 - 5 Gomerian Place, Swansea. 34y6m. Occ-Football Ground Labourer, Swansea Football Club, Vetch Field. W wife, Ruth & 8 children

1939 - 160 Gwynedd Ave, Swansea. DOB 5/12/1886. Occ-French Polisher. W Ruth, 4 children & redacted

1967 - Died aged 81, Q4 Swansea

Address:
5 Gomerian Place
Swansea (SR)

Military Service

SR

Enl 23 May 1915. Dvr. No 1363

26/6/15 - Posted 3rd Line

Disch 29/7/16 - No longer physically fit for War service, Shrewsbury. SWB.

- Originated 4 Aug 1915, Wendover. Fracture Tibia & Fibia

Post War

Enl RAMC, Welsh Field Ambulance 2 Jun 1920, Swansea. Pte No 7335612

Summer camp 1920, 21 & 22

Disch 1 Jun 1923. Term of Engagement

1st Welsh Unit: 3/1st Welsh RFA
Discharged - Reason: No longer physically fit for War Service - fractured tibia/fibia 4/8/15.
Sources: (SR)(SWB)(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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