1443. Gnr. Hancock, Percy

Gunner

Date of Birth: Q3 1892, Llandilo, Carm (CENS)
Occupation: Goods Clerk (CENS)
Employer: London & North Western Railway (NEWS)
1908 Serv. No: 1443
Other service: 168239 & 726055, RFA
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born Q3 1892, Llandilo, Carm (CENS). Parents - Willian T & Martha

1901 - 3 Latimer Rd, Llandilo, 9yo. W parents (Dad-Railway Traffic Inspector) & 5 sibs

1911 - Latimer Road, Llandilo. 18yo. Occ-Railway Clerk, Railway Co

1921 - Latimer Road, Llandilo. 29yo. Occ-Goods Clerk, London & North Western Rly, Llandrindod Wells. Single w mother & 2 older sis

Married

1922 - Died aged 29, 15 Nov 1922 at the Nursing Home, Mansel St, Swansea. Effects to Martha Hancock, widow

Address:
Latimer Rd
Llandilo Carmathenshire (CENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 19-22 Jun 1915, no1443

Likely transferred to 2nd Line

Sep 1916 - Transferred from 2nd Line to 4A Reserve Brigade of the Regular Army in Woolwich on 7 September 1916. New no 168239

Oct 1918 - Reported wounded, Western Mail 12 Oct 18. WO Daily List No 5711 (1 Nov 1918). Wounded, Gnr 168239. NOK-Llandilo

Renumbered 726055

Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(DP)

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