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Gnr. Maunder, Thomas George

Gunner

Date of Birth: 7/10/1897, Swansea
Enlisted - Date: 1915
Other service: 335 & 745146, 53rd DAC.
Demobilised: 13/3/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 7/10/1897, Swansea. Parents - Thomas Charles & Mary Jane.

1901 - 3 Pascoe St, Swansea. 3yo. W parents & 4 sibs

1911 - 3 Pascoe St, Pentrechwyth, Nr Swansea. 14yo. Occ-School. W parents & 5 sibs

1921 - 3 Pascoe St, Bonymaen, Swansea. 26y6m. Occ-Blacksmith Striker, Ocean Dry Dock. W parents (dad-Railway Shunter, Swansea Harbour Trust) & 4 younger sibs

1925 - Married Elizabeth A Long, Q4, Swansea

1939 - 64 Pentrechwyth Road, Swansea. DOB 7/10/1897. Occ- ?? Oil ??, Non Ferrous Metals Plant. W wife, Elizabeth A & redacted.

1975 - Died aged 77, Q3, Swansea. DOB 7/10/1897

- Buried 31 Oct 1975, St Marys Swansea. Add-22 Cwm Chapel Rd, Bonymaen, Swansea.

Address:
3 Pascoe St Pentrechwyth
Swansea (PENS)

Military Service

No SR

Enl - likely Mar/Apr 1915, Swansea

Transferred to 53 DAC, pre-Jul 1915, no 335 & 745146

12 Oct 1915 - Footballs for the troops

France 23-25 Nov 1915

Likely transferred to 29 DAC, Feb 1916

2 Jun 1917- Welcomed home to Pentrechwyth Church

Transferred RAF, Aug 1918, No 1 School of Aviation, Sept 1918

Disch 13/31919

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 25/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(NEWS)

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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