Gnr. Brown, Nelson
Gunner
Personal Details
WORKING NOTES
Born Q3 1895, Swansea. Parents - James & Mary Jane
- Bapt 20 Oct 1895, St Pauls, Sketty. Add-Llyn Mawr. Dads occ-Farmer
1901 - 2 New Cottages, Flemingstone, Sth Glam. 5yo. W parents (Dad-Cattleman on Farm) and 3 older sibs
1911 - 8 Tintern Rd, Eversley Rd, Swansea. 15yo. No occ. W parents (from Wiltshire, dad Dairyman) & older sis.
1918 - Elec reg. Add - 1 Pantile Cottages, Gower Rd. Abs voter
1919 - Joined Nat Union of Railwaymen 27/4/19. Shunter, LNWR, Swansea 1
1921 - 1 Pantile Cottages, Gower Rd, Sketty. 25y10m. Occ-Railway Shunter, LNWR, Swansea Vic. W widowed mum
1925 - Married Doris Wilcox, 20 April 1925, Sketty. Occ-Railwayman. Add-Pantile Cottages
1934 - Died aged 39, Q4 Swansea
Military Service
No SR or Brigade serv no
Transferred to 53rd DAC, pre Jul 1915, 340 & 745149
France 23-25 Nov 1915
Likely transferred to 29 DAC in Feb 1916
Likely remained in France
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