Personal Profile

Gnr. Thomas, George Trevellyn

Gunner

Date of Birth: c1888 (CWGC)
Occupation: Gas Worker (NEWS)
Employer: Swansea Gas Works (1911)
1917 Serv. No: 725710
Date Died: 10/3/1918
How Died: Died
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 1988, Swansea. Parents - John & Mary A

1891 - 35 Carmarthen Rd, Swansea. 3yo. Scholar. W parents & 5 sibs

1901 - 35 Carmarthen Rd, Swansea. 15yo. Grocers Errand Boy. W parents (dad-Master Tailor) & 2 younger bros

1907 - Married Caroline Mary Jones, Q2, Swansea

1911 - 28 William St, Swansea. 23yo. Occ-Lamplighter, Gas Works, Swansea Gas Works. W wife, Caroline Mary & 3 children.

19 - Died aged 30. 10/3/1918, Mesopotamia

Personal Info: Son of John Thomas; husband of Caroline Mary Thomas, of 25, William St., Swansea. (CWGC). Widow: Caroline Mary, 28 William St, Swansea DOB 23/10/1885. (Pens)
Address:
25 William Street
Swansea (NEWS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 27 Sep - 3 Oct 1915. Brigade serv no 1521-1523

Died 10 March 1918. Ruptured Liver whilst on AS. 40 British Gen Hosp, Magil, Mesopotamia. Buried/Commemorated: Basra War Cemetery.

Final Unit: RFA Unposted DetailsBase Depot, Basra

Addnl info: Died Ruptured Liver whilst on AS. 40 British Gen Hosp, Magil, Mesopotamia. Buried/Commemorated: Basra War Cemetary. Regiment: RFA Base Depot, Basra
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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