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144. L/Sgt. Hanney, Albert George

Lance Sergeant

Date of Birth: 6/8/1863, Morriston (CENS)
Occupation: Musician (RAA) & Tinplate Packer (CENS)
Previous Serv: 117, Cpl, 1st Glam RGA Vols
1908 Serv. No: 144
Other service: 740171, L/Sgt, RA 21/5/21-23/3/23

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 6/8/1863, Morriston. Parents - George Henry (Timekeeper) & Sarah Anne

Bapt Stoke St Michael, Somerset. 13/5/1866, Dads Occ-Workman in the Spelter Works

1871 - 169 Clydach Rd, Llangfelach. 7yo. W parents & 3 younger bros

1881 - 95 Pentreharne, Clase. 17yo. Occ-Chemists Assistant. W parents & 6 younger sibs

1882 - Married Mary Jane Williams, Parish Church, Llangyfelach. Occ-Sulphur Burner. Add-Morriston. Dad-George Hanney, Timekeeper

1891 - 39 Wychtree St, Morriston. 27yo. Occ-Tinplate Packer. W Mary J, Frederick (1884), Hugh (1888) & Alice (1890)

1901 - 74 Martin St, Morriston. 38yo. Occ-Packer, Tinplate Works. W wife, & 6 children.

1908 - Married Annie Beatrice Rees (Butsch?), Swansea 15/12/08

1911 - 74A Martin St, Morriston. 49yo. Occ-Musician, Theatrical Coy. W Annie, Muriel (1898), Albert (1901), Ruby ((1905) and Beatrice (1911)

1921 - 74A Martin St, Morriston. 59y6m. Occ-Tinplate Packer, D George Sampler Tinplates. W wife, Annie & 8 children

1939 - 74A Martin St, Morriston. DOB 6/8/1863. Occ-Retired. W Annie, Iris (1915), Glanmore (1917), Marion (1919) and Thomas (1920)

1941 - Died aged 77, Q2 Swansea

MORRISTON DEATH. Mr Albert Hanney, who has died at home in Martin Street, Morriston, in his 78th year, was one of the founders of the old Hanney's Military Band, of which he was a member from its inception, and horn soloist.

He was the eldest son of the late George Hanney, and up to his illness worked as a packer at the Swansea docks. He leaves a widow and five children.

South Wales Evening Post, 5/4/1941 (Newspapers.com)

Address:
74a Martin St
Morriston (RAA)

Military Service

SR at MOD - ADT000271562

Previous Service - 1st Glam RGA Vols

1 July 1903 - Awarded Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. No 177, Cpl

- awarded for 20yrs service, so enlisted c1883. Band member. Herald of Wales, 20/1/1906 - Band-Sergt Albert Hanney

1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade

Enl Apr 1908. No 144. Likely Morriston. Band member (eldest son of George, bandmaster)

Poss/likely in band pic - Uncle Albert?

No evidence of wartime service in RFA, poss left in April 1914 when band split from Brigade

Post War

Re-enl post war as 740171 for 2yrs (poss linked to reformation of the Band post-war). Lied about age (reduced by 10yrs!) to 48

Sources: (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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