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1611. Bdr. Stevens, Herbert Morris

Bombadier

Date of Birth: 13/11/1886, Swansea (CENS)
Occupation: Bank Clerk (SR)
Enlisted - Date: 9/12/1915
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 1611
1917 Serv. No: 725788
Other service: 17545, Cpl, APC.
Demobilised: 4/4/1919

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 13/11/1886, Swansea. Parents - Robert John (Sanitary Engineer) & Mary Catherine

1891 - 16 Page St, Swansea. 5yo. W grandparents & bro

1901 - 17 Page St, Swansea. 14yo. W mother (Minnie) & grandmother

1911 - Ivydene, Llansamlet. 27yo. Occ-Bank Clerk. W widowed mother & older bro

1915 - Married Margaret Davies, 5 Dec 1915 St James, Swansea. Occ-Bank Cashier. Add-11 Page St

1918 - Wife Margaret died in child birth, 20 Apr 1918

1921 - 10 Page St, Swansea. 34y7m. Occ-Bank Cashier, Lloyds Bank Ltd. Widowed. W widowed mother & older bro

1923 - Married Florence Evans, 28 Jul 1923, St Marys. Swansea. Occ-Bank Accountant. Add-11 Page St

1939 - 114 Eaton Cescent, Swansea. DOB 13/11/1886. Occ-Bank Manager & ARP. W wife, Florence & redacted

1962 - Died aged 75, 8 Oct 1962 at Sancta Maria Nursing Home. Add-56A Gower Rd, Sketty. Effects to Gwyneth Mary Stevens & Gertrude Evans

Address:
11 Page St
Swansea (SR)

Military Service

SR

Enl 9 Dec 1915, Swansea. Gnr No 1611

Mobilised 30/5/16

3/6/16 - Posted 340 Bde. 2/9/16 - Transfd 342 Bde

10/2/17 - Promoted Bdr

10/11/17 - Reverted Gnr, Transferred APC, Pte 17545, Blackheath

10/11/18 - Promoted Cpl

Trans Class Z - 4 April 1919, Cpl APC

1st Welsh Unit: 340 Bde, 342 Bde
Discharged - Reason: Demobilized.
Sources: (SR)

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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