Gnr. Ace, John (Jack)
Gunner
Personal Details
WORKING NOTES
Born 19/11/1897, Swansea. Parents - Daniel & Margret
- Bapt 6 Mar 1901, Christ Church, Swansea. Add- 35 Rodney St. Dads occ-Labourer
1901 - 35 Rodney St, Swansea. 9yo. W parents (Dad-Dock Labourer) & 5 sibs
1911 - 59 Fleet St, Swansea. 14yo. Occ-Bricklayer Labourer. W widowed mum, sis & 2 boarders
1921 - 59 Fleet St, Swansea. 24y7m. Occ-Builders Labourer, Henry Billings & Sons. W sister
1933 - Married Martha Mildred Jones, 21 Jun 1933, Christ Church, Swansea. Add-29 St Helens Rd. Occ-Mason
1939 - DOB
1963 - Died aged 66, Q4 Swansea
Military Service
No SR or Brigade Service Number
Enl date not known
"2nd Welsh Glam Battery" Feb 1915
Transferred to 68th DAC, Sep 1916 - 745688
Served overseas, BWM & Vic
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