Personal Profile

Gnr. Rees, David John

Gunner

Date of Birth: c1885, Morriston (CWGC & CENS)
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea (SDGW)
1917 Serv. No: 725666
Date Died: 20/5/1918
How Died: Died of Wounds
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born c1885, Morriston. Parents - William & Ann

1891 - Crown St, Llangyfelach. 5yo. W parents

1901 - Sunny Terrace off Slate St, Morriston. 15yo. W parents & younger bro

1909 - Married

1911 - 35 Green St, Morriston. 25yo. Occ-Tinworker. W Elizabeth An, Gladys (1910). Wm Edward (1911)

1918 - Died of wounds, aged 33, 20 May 1918, France

1918 - Widow (Elizabeth Ann)'s address 34a Martin St, Morriston. Children William Edward (5/2/1911) & John Ivor (6/6/17)

Personal Info: Son of William and Ann Rees, of Morriston; husband of Elizabeth Ann Rees, of Morriston, Glam., S. Wales. (CWGC). Widow: Elzth Ann Rees, 34a Martin St, Morriston, nr Swansea. (Pens)
Address:
Morriston

Military Service

No SR

Enl 2-12 Jul 1915, Swansea (SDGW)

Renumbered 725666

1918 - Died of Wounds, 20 May 1918, B Bty, 82nd Brigade. - part of 18 (Eastern) Div

- Buried Pernois British Cemetary, Halloy-Les-Pernois, France. CWGC - Towards the end of April, 1918, during the German advance, the British Cemetery was opened to deal with deaths in No 4 Casualty Clearing Station.

Addnl info: Died of wounds received in action. France & Flanders. Buried/Commemorated: Pernois British Cemetary, Halloy-Les-Pernois. 382 Bde RFA.
Final Unit: "B" Bty. 82nd Bde. (CWGC)
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(PENS)(CWGC)

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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