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Sgt. Jowett, William Frederick (Fred)

Sergeant

Date of Birth: 2/11/1879, Morriston
Occupation: School Teacher & Rugby International
Employer: Penclyn School, Clydach (NEWS)
Enlisted - Date: Form/PW
Other service: 745657, 68th DAC
Awards: TFEM (Aug '19)
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 2/11/1879, Morriston. Parents - Frederick & Mary

1881 - 37 Pentrepoeth, Morriston. E parents & 3 older sis.

1891 - 10 Grove Ter, Morriston. 11yp. Scholar. W parents & 6 sis

1901 - 50 Westbury St, Swansea. 21yo. Occ-Pupil School Teacher. W parents & 3 younger sis

Fred Jowett was a Welsh rugby union player who represented Wales and the British Lions. Jowett played club rugby for Swansea, and county rugby for Glamorgan. At Swansea, he set the club scoring record with 42 tries in the 1902-03 season, earning his first and only cap on 10 January 1903 at St Helens Ground in Swansea against England winning 21–5. The next year Jowett was selected for the British Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, and was selected for one test. He later turned professional and scored on his debut for Hull Kingston Rovers in Sept 1905.

1905 - Married Elizabeth Bell, 28 Sep 1905, Holy Trinity. Add-36 Catherine St. Occ-Schoolmaster

1911 - Pentrebedw, Morriston. 31yo. Occ-Assistant Teacher. W Elizabeth, Lilian (1907), Violet (1908), Iris (1910)

1921 - 36 Colbourne Terrace, Swansea. 40y6m. Occ-Elementary School Teacher, Penclyn Council School. Morriston. W Elizabeth, Lily (1907), Violet (1908), Iris (1910), Jenny (1912), Wilfred (1918) and Eva (1919)

1939 - 42 Morfydd St, Swansea. DOB 2/11/1879 Occ-Certified Assist Schoolmaster. W Elizabeth & 3 children

1939 - Died aged 59, 5 Oct 1939 at Clydach Junior Mixed School, Clydach. Add-42 Morfydd St, Morriston. Effects to widow Elizabeth

Military Service

No SR or Brigade serv no

Enl 1908 - c1912 (based on receiving TFEM in Aug '19)

Embodied Aug 14

Cpl, 1st Welsh Amm Col, Feb 1915.

Didnt go with Bde to france so likely 2nd Line Reigate, St Neots etc

Transferred to 68th DAC, Sept 1916

Likely East Anglia

Sources: (TFEM)

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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