1443. Gnr. Hancock, Percy
Gunner
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
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
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