
1249. Gnr. Gimblett, Arthur John
Gunner
Personal Details
WORKING NOTES
Born 6/2/1892, Merthyr. Parents - Joseph & Sarah
1891 - Brewyfal, Merhtyr. 2 yo. W parents and older sis
1901 - Bewdley House, Llandrindod Wells. 12yo. W parents (Dad-Baptist Minister) & 5 sibs
1911 - Penlan House, Brynhyfryd, Swansea. 22yo. Occ-Traveller (Printer). W widower Dad & 5 younger sibs
Swansea Town footballer
1915 - 5ft10,
1920 - Married Mary M Evans, Q3, Pembroke
1921 - 32 Sunnybank Rd, Griffithstown, Mon. 32y5m. Occ-Welfare Supervisor, Messrs Baldwins, Steel, Iron Coal etc. W Mary Margaret & Denzil ?? Lodwig (1920)
1939 - 34 Eversley Rd (Flat), Swansea. DOB 6/2/1889. Occ-Steel Works Foreman & Captain Special Reserve RGA. W ife Mary M, Gerald (1928)
1957 - Died aged 68, Q3, Newport, Gwent
Military Service
Offcrs SR at NA
17/3/15 - Enl to 2/1st Brigade
At the Swansea Police Court on Friday, Arthur John Gimblett, a gunner in the RFA, was charged with being an absentee from the artillery since August 7th. Defendant hails from Morriston, and has played for Swansea Town and Bolton Wanderers. He was handed over to await an escort.ONE OF THE "SWANS" IN COURT
South Wales Evening Post - 11/8/1916 (Newspapers.com)
7/9/16 - 4A REs Bde
29/9/16 -BEF, 7/10/16 - 24th Bde, 111 Bty
9/3/17 - RFA Cadet Sch, 4/6/17 - Commissioned in RGA (LG 19/6/17
Soton to Le Havre 31/1/18 - 1/2/18, 8/2/18 - Posted to 91 Siege Battery
21/3/18 - Wounded in back by explosive shell in Masseney, France
13/7/19 - Demobilised . Final unit 310 (P) Coy, RDC
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