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Gnr. Lott, Albert Hughes

Gunner

Date of Birth: Q2, 1879, Llangyfelach, Swansea
Occupation: Walling Mason / Bricklayer (1911/21)
Previous Serv: 2044, Glamorgan RGA
Enlisted - Date: 28/1/1915
Other service: 745750, 68th DAC
Demobilised: 2/6/1919
Awards: BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born Q2, 1879, Llangyfelach, Swansea. Parents - Samuel Hughes & Ann

1881 - Pillay?, Treboeth. 2yo. W parents (Dad-Blacksmith) & older bro

1891 - Croft Terr, landore. 12yo. Scholar. W parents & 5 sibs

1901 - Penvilia Ter, Swansea. 22yo. Occ-Labourer General. W parents & 7 sibs

1902 - 6 Penvillia Ter, Swansea. Occ-Labourer, Messrs Williams Foster & Co. Height 5ft 5.75. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Brown, Hair-Brown. Scar above right eye. Scalp wound above right ear. Cross swords ?? in blue on right forearm.

1906 - Married Catherine Thomas Q1 Swansea

1911 - 4 Bryne Row, Swansea. 28yo. Occ-Walling Mason. W Catherine, Arthur (1906) & Ethel (1907)

1921 - 4 Bryn Ter, Treboeth. 39y8m. Occ-Bricklayer, H Windsors & Co Ltd, Fulham. W wife Catherine, Arthur Hughes (1906), Ethel May (1907), Albert Hughes (1914)

1939 - 3 Frederica Cottages, Newport Pagnell, Bucks. DOB 13/2/1877. Head Gardener in Private E. Widowed.

1947 - Died aged 69, Q3, North Bucks

Address:
4 Bryn Terrace Llangyfelach Rd, Treboeth
Swansea (PENS)

Military Service

Prev Serv 2044, Glamorgan RGA Vols.

- Enl 17/4/1902, Disch 16/4/1908, Time Expired. Character VG

No Brigade Serv No

Enl 28 Jan 1915, Serv no bet 1178-1184. Likely Swansea, likely 2nd Line

Transferred to 68th DAC Sep 1916

Final Unit - 15 Bde, France (part of 5th Div)

Disch 2/6/1919, Sick - Chronic Rheumatism

- DOB on pens recs 1887 - typo or did he lie about his age??

19 Sep 1921 - Awarded £60 towards the purchase of Horse & Cart for Hauliers Business by Military Service (civil Liabilities) Dept

Discharged - Reason: 392 (XVIa) Sick
Disabilities (Pens): Chronic Rheumatism
Final Unit: 15 Bde (SWB)
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(PENS)(SWB)

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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