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28. Cpl. Williams, Edgar

Corporal

Date of Birth: 20/4/1891, Swansea (SR-MOD & RAA)
Occupation: Fitters Helper - 1920 (RAA)
1908 Serv. No: 28
Other service: 661489, RFA
Demobilised: 24/2/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. TFEM ('19)
Post-war Serv: 721871, Sgt, RFA (T) (14/7/20 - 10/1/21)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born . Parents -

1901 -

1911 -

1914 - Married Margaret 27/12/14, Swansea

Children - Edgar (1914), Margarite (1917) & Denville James (1926)

1921 - Family at 81 Baptist Well St, no sign of Edgar (army?)

1939 - Family at 81 Baptist Well St, no sign of Edgar

Died

Personal Info: Wife - Margaret Williams, 81 Baptistwell St, Swansea
Address:
81 St Baptist Well St
Swansea (PENS)

Military Service

SR at MOD - ADH000986448, but RAA

Enl Apr 1908, Likely one of the earliest new recruits

France 21/22 Nov 1915, rank Cpl. In Nov 1915 pic of NCOs, 5th row

Likely Egypt Feb 1916 then transferred out of Bde shortly after

Disch 24/2/1919, no 661489 - no suggests 327 Bde. Recd pension

Re-enl post war and likely served long period of time, ended in RPC

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Disabilities (Pens): Hernia
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(PENS)(RAA)

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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