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557. Gnr. Read, William John

Gunner

Date of Birth: 18/7/1889, Swansea (SR & BAPT)
Occupation: Labourer
Employer: Mitchell Tin Plate
Enlisted - Date: 24/5/1911
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 557
Demobilised: 8/8/1914

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 18/7/1889, Swansea. Parents - James & Maria

- Bapt 22/8/1894, Swansea St Mary. Parents - James & Mary. Add-44 Garden St. Dads occ-Sailor. DOB 18/7/1889

1901 - 108 Western Street, Swansea. 12yo. W mother (father not there) & 2 younger sibs

1911 - 108 Western Street, Swansea. 22yo. Occ-Painter's Labourer. W married mother (father not there)

1920 - Married Irene D Jones, Q3 Swansea

1921 - 108 Western Street, Swansea. 34y3myo. Occ-Fish Packer, Swansea Fish Market. W mother and wife, Irene Daisy

19 - Died aged

1939 - Irene widowed & living at 108 Western Rd w redacted

Personal Info: Next of Kin. Mrs M Read, 108 Western St, Swansea
Address:
108 Westren Street
Swansea (SR)

Military Service

SR

Enl 24 May 1915, Swansea. Gnr, No 557

1st Glam Bty

Summer camps 1911 (Lamphey), 1912 (Dolgelly), 1913 (Porthcawl) & 1914 (Salisbury Plain)

Disch 7 Aug 1914. Med unfit on mobilsation

1st Welsh Unit: 1st Glamorgan Battery
Discharged - Reason: Medically unfit on Mob
Sources: (SR)(PENS)

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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