Personal Profile

Dvr. Hackford, George Rees

Driver

Date of Birth: c1897 (PENS)
Other service: 449 & 745202, 53rd DAC
Demobilised: 3/6/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born Morriston/Blaengarll. Parents - Ephraim & Sarah Ann

1901 - 8 Gordon Ter, Neath. 4yo. W parents (dad Colliery Stoker from Hereford) & 3 bros

1911 - 9 Waun Wen Rd, Morriston. 14yo. Occ-Tinplate Worker, Greaser. W grandparents & 3 bros

1918 - Elec Reg. 9 Waun Rd, Abs voter.

1920 - Mil pens addresses 37 Leopold St, Loughboro & 74 Bishops Rd, Horfield, Bristol.

1921 - Prince of Wales Training Centre, Barry, Cardiff. 24y7m. Occ-Elextrical Engineer Trainee, Mistry of Pensions

1924 - Married Kate Elizabeth Cooper, 25 Dec 1924, Parish Church, Whitwick, Leics. Occ-Electrical Cable Jointer. Add-247 Hermitage Rd, Coalville.

1939 - 36 Green Lane, Coalville. DOB 27/11/1896. Occ-Electrical Cable Jointer. W L+Kate E & 2 redacted

1963 - Died aged 66, Q2 Swansea.

Address:
9 Waun Rd
Morriston (ROH)

Military Service

No SR or Brigade serv no

Transferred to 53rd DAC, 449 & 745202. Likely 7/7/1915

France 23-25 Nov 1915 w 53 DAC

On Dec 1915 Morriston ROH as Driver RFA, Waun Rd

Likely transferred to 29 DAC Feb 1916 & remained in France

March 1918, Gunner

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 25/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Discharged - Reason: Sprain of Left Knee
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(NEWS)(ROH)

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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