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Gnr/Capt. Dangerfield, Percy Reeves

Gunner/Captain

Date of Birth: 17/3/1882, Swansea (BAPT & CENS)
Occupation: Accountant, Shipbroking (1911)
Employer: Burgess & Co Ltd (CDL 23/10/14)
Enlisted - Date: 1914
Other service: 2/Lieut, 38th Div Am Col & Lieut/aCapt, 38th (Welch Div) DAC
Commission: Commissioned (t/2/Lt - 31/3/15, t/Lt - 6/1/17, a/Capt - 1/7/17)
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.
Gallantry: MIDx2 MID (LG 11/12/17 & 23/12/18)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 17/3/1882, Swansea. Parents - Richard James & Harriett Elizabeth

- Bapt 6 Dec 1899, St Marys Swansea. DOB 17/3/1882. Add-68 Cromwell Ter. Dads occ-Accountant

1891 - 23 Hanson St, Swansea. 9yo. Scholar. W parents & 3 younger sibs

1901 - 68 W Cromwell St, Swansea. 19yo. Occ-Ship Brokers Clerk. W parents & 3 younger sibs

1907 - Married Eleanor Burgess, 9 Sep 1907, St James, Swansea. Occ-Accountant. Add-16 Montpelier Ter. Dads occ-Wall Paper Merchant

1911 - 26 Approach Rd, Manselton, Swansea. 29yo. Occ-Accountant, Shipbroking. W wife, Eleanor.

1914 - Employer, Burgess & Co Ltd

1921 - 9 Park Ave, Mumbles. 39y3m. Occ-Accountant, Burgess & Co Ltd, Steamship Agents. W wife, Eleanor

1939 - Add redacted, Gower. DOB 9/3/1882. Occ-Shipping Accountant. W Eleanor

1966 - Died aged 83, 2 Jan 1966, Pembroke

Personal Info: Wife - Eleanor (1911 Census)
Address:
7 Cornwall Terrace Mumbles
Swansea

Military Service

SR with MOD - AOP000022058

Enl Sep 1914. In Dec 1914 photo of new recruits

Applied for commission in Welsh Army Corps, Feb/Mar 1915

CDL 9/6/15: The following have obtained commissions as second-lieutenants in the 38th Welsh Divisional Artillery, RFA:- P.R. Dangerfield. Served in 38th DAC throughout

LG 23/11/15: The appointment of the undermentioned to be temporary Second Lieutenants is antedated as follows:- Percy R. Dangerfield to 31st March 1915.

26/11/1915, 122 Bde AC

France 24/12/1915 as 2/Lt

LG 11/5/17: The undermentioned temp 2nd Lieuts to be temp Lts. 6th Jan 1917:- P.R. Dangerfield.

LG 16/11/17: Temp. Lt. P. R. Dangerfield. 1st July 1917, and to be actg. Capt. (with pay and allowances as Lt.) whilst so empld. 3rd Aug. 1917.

MID - LG 11/12/17 & 23/12/18

LG 20/4/20: The undermentioned relinquish their comms on completion of service:- Temp Lts, and are granted the rank of Capt: P. R. Dangerfield. 20th Feb. 1920.

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 24/12/1915
First Theatre (MIC): France & Belgium
Sources: (MIC)(LG)

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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