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Gnr. Thomas, George Trevellyn

Gunner

Date of Birth: c1888 (CWGC)
1917 Serv. No: 725710
Date Died: 10/3/1918
How Died: Died
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

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)

Military Service

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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