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Dvr. Uren, Ernest Raymond

Driver

Date of Birth: 29/3/1897, Morriston
Occupation: Tinworker (1921)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 29/3/1897, Morriston. Parents - Phillip James & Anne. Full name Ernest Raymond, know as Raymond or Ray

1901 -

1910 - Morriston Boy Violinist

1911 - Croft Cottages, Clyndu, Morriston. 14yo. School. W parents & 4 younger bros

1921 - Croft Cottages, Tan-y-lan Rd, Morriston. Furnaceman in Tinplate Industry, Upper Forest & Worcester Tin Steel & Sheet. W parents & 5 younger bros

1925 - Married Ynis Amelia Holland, 28/9/1925, St James, Swansea. Occ-Tinworker. Add-Croft Cottage, Caemawr.

Western Mail, 29/9/1925 (Newspapers.com)

1926 - September, Ynis passed away

1930 - Married Gwen Smith 9/7/1930 at Llangyfelach Church.

1939 - 2 Sunnyfield, Clydach, Morriston. DOB 29/3/1897. Occ-Tinplate roller Man. W wife Gwendoline & redacted

1940 - Died aged 42, 13 Jan 1940 at Swansea General Hospital. Add-2 Sunny View, Clydach.

Address:
Caemawr
Morriston (News)

Military Service

No SR

Morriston ROH - Driver Raymond Uren, 2/1st Welsh RFA, Caemawr

Nothing else

1st Welsh Unit: 2/1st Welsh RFA
Sources: (NEWS)

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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