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Gnr. Davies, Hilary

Gunner

Date of Birth: 6/11/1886, Llandilo, Carm (CENS)
Occupation: Police Constable (CENS)
Employer: Swansea Corporation (1921)
1917 Serv. No: 725682
Service O/S: France, Belgium & Italy (NEWS)
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 6/11/1886, Llandilo-fawr, Carm. Parents - David & Eliza

1891 - 1 South Bank, Llandilo-fawr, Carm. 4yo. Scholar. W parents (dad-General Labourer, mum-Registered Lodging Hse Keeper) & 2 older sibs

1901 - South Bank, Llandilo-fawr. 14yo. Occ-News Boy. Wi widowed mum & 2 older sibs

1907 - Oct - Sworn is as Police Constable in Swansea Police Force. Sergeant Davies joined the force on September 27, 1907

- Police Record at West Glamorgan Archive Service - GB 216 D/D Con/S/9/326

1911 - 840 Balaclava St, St Thomas, Swansea. 24yo. Occ-Police Constable. Alone

1912 - Married Ellen Dawson Howell, 25 Sep 1912, St Thomas, Swansea. Occ-Police Constable. Add Police Station (Oxford Street). Dad-David Davies, Tanner (deceased). As Hilary Guy

1921 - 20 Grafog St, Port Tenant, Swansea. 34y 7m. Occ-Police Constable, St Thomas Police Station, Swansea Corp. W Ellen, Thomas Hilary (1913), Francis H (1915) & Sarah (1917)

1937 - Oct - Retired from Swansea Police after 30yrs. Sergt Hilary Davies, who retires, has served for 30 years in the Force, under five chief constables. A native of Llandilo, he has always been popular among his colleagues, and with the general public. South Wales Evening Post, 1/10/1937 (Newspapers.com)

1939 - 107 Avondale Rd, Birmingham, Warks. DOB 6/11/1886. Occ- Retired Police Sergeant now Works (Area?) Police. W Ellen, Sarah (1917) & Gordon (1923)

1509 - Died aged 63, Q1, Birmingham

Address:
Swansea (CENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl July 1915

SWANSEA'S POLCEMEN FIGHTERS. Roll of Honour of the Force. Now Serving.... (39) H Davies, RFA (Howitzers)

South Wales Evening Post, 21/2/1917 (Newspapers.com) 39=Badge Number?

During the war he served with the RFA from 1915 until 1918, and saw service in France, Belgium and Italy.

South Wales Evening Post, 1/10/1937 (Newspapers.com)

BWM & Vic

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
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