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1546. Dvr. Bennett, Edmund Saunders

Driver

Date of Birth: 6/3/1891, Swansea (CENS)
Occupation: Mason (1911)
1908 Serv. No: 1546
1917 Serv. No: 725731
Service O/S: France
Other service: 168132, RFA
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 6/3/1891, Swansea. Parents - John & Elizabeth

1891 - 59 New Oxford St, Swansea. 1m. W parents & 7 older sibs

1901 - 77 Lower Oxford St, Swansea. 10yo. W aprents (Dad-Stone Mason) & 6 sibs

1911 -111 Oxford St, Swansea. 20yo. Occ-Stone Mason. W parents & 6 sibs

1918 - Married Alice Miriam Morgan, 5 Nov 1918, St James, Swansea. Occ-Soldier. Add-87 Rhyddings Terrace. Dad - John, Mason

1921 -

1939 - 80 Gower Rd, Swansea. DOB 6/3/1891. Occ-Building Contractor (Trade) Bricklayer. With Alice, Donald (1921), Edmund G (1926)

1963 - Died aged 71, 22 Feb 1963, 80 Gower Rd, Sketty, Swansea. Effects to Alice Miriam, widow

Address:
6 Clarence Terrace
Swansea (SR-F)

Military Service

Partial SR

Enl Oct 1915, No 1546

Likely initially 3rd Line (depot), then 2nd Line

7/9/16 - Transferred from 342 Bde (2nd Line) to 4A Res Bde (Regular Army)

Renumbered 168132

Disch Feb 1919, Dvr. 147 Bde. Theatre of War, France

- Medals as 725731 (BWM & Vic)

Address on newspaper article matches address at time of marriage. Brother Will was 118182, Wm John

Final Unit: 147 Bde
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SR-F)

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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