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1155. Gnr. Foster, Ernest James

Gunner

Date of Birth: 1896 (PENS)
Enlisted - Date: 18/1/1915
1908 Serv. No: 1155
Other service: 324, 53rd DAC & 259004, Labour Corps
Demobilised: 22/3/1919
Date Died: 10/5/1920
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

100pc confidence, pension address matches parents address in 1921 census

Born 11/4/1896, Carmarthen. Parents - Tom & Fanny Jane

1896 - Baptised 2 Jul 1896, St David, Carmarthen. DOB 11/4/1896. Add-Fountain Hill. Dads occ-Gardener

1901 - 8 Brooklands Ter, Oystermouth. 4yo. W parents & 4 older sibs

1911 - 7 Chapel Str, Mumbles. 15yo. Occ- ?? apprentice. W parents (dad-jobbing gardener) & 4 older sibs

1920 - Died aged 24, 10/5/1920. Poss Ledbury Herefordshire

Address:
24 Woodville Rd Mumbles
Swansea (PENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 18 Jan 1915, likely Swansea.

France 23-25 Nov 1915 with 53 DAC

Transferred to Labour Corps, Pte, 259004

Disch 22/3/1919 from 609 Agric Coy

Pens/SWB - Effects of Dysentry, Rheumation, Debility

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 23/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Discharged - Reason: Sick Para 392 xvia
Disabilities (Pens): Effects of Dysentry, Rheumation, Debility
Final Unit: 609 Agric Coy, Labour Corps
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SWB)(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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