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1488*. Dvr/Tptr. Adams, Clive Montague

Driver/Trumpeter

Date of Birth: 2/5/1898, Penarth
1908 Serv. No: 1488*
1917 Serv. No: 725686
Awards: BWM. VIC.
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 2/5/1898, Penarth. Parents - William Henry & Bessie

1901 - 29 Richard St, Pontypridd. 2yo. W parents & 3 older sibs

1911 - 59 Moreton Ter, Clydach Vale. 13yo. School. W mother? & step father

1921 - Mannesman House, Swansea. 23y1m. Occ-Fitter, The Hospital. Lodging.

1924 - Married Elsie Thomas, 5 June 1925, St Pauls, Landore. Occ-Fitter. Add-Hillcourt House, Emlyn Ter.

1939 - Brynich, 3 Emlyn Terrace, Swansea. DOB 2/5/1898. Occ-Fitter (Newport & South Wales Tube Co). W wife Elsie

From Gt Niece - They had no children, only a terrier called Jambo - short for jamboree. Both Clive and Elsie were keen Scouters!

1950 - Sept, left Swansea to move to Manchester

1966 - Died aged 67, 2 Feb 1966 at Royal Infirmary, Manchester, Add- 30 Friendship Ave, Gorton, Manchester

Address:
Swansea

Military Service

No SR

Enl bet 24 Jul & 11 Aug 1915. Brigade Serv No 1488*

- Age 17y2m, so likely didn't see active serv unit May 1917

Served overseas

Nothing else

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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