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Gnr. Jones, William James

Gunner

Date of Birth: 14/1/1890, Swansea (CENS)
Occupation: Tinman, Tinplate Works (CENS)
Enlisted - Date: 11/1/1915
Service O/S: France
Other service: 168244, Gnr RFA
Demobilised: 15/11/1917
Awards: BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 14/1/1890, Swansea. Parents - William & Catherine

1901 - 110 Courtney St, Manselton, Swansea. 11yo. W aprents & 4 sibs

1911 - 111 Courtney St, Manselton, Swansea. 21yo. Occ-Tinman. W parents (Dad-Assorter Tinworks) & 5 younger sibs

1919 - Married Catherine Millicent Margaret Campbell, Q1, Swansea

1921 - 5 Frogmore Ave, Sketty, Swansea. 31y5m. Occ-Barcutter, Steel & Tinplate works, Richard Thomas & Co, Cwmfelin. W wife, Catherine Millicent Margaret, Cynthia (1920)

1939 - 6 Lon Mafon, Tycoch, Swansea. DOB 14/1/1890. Occ - Tinman - Tinplate Works. W Catherine M, Cynthia (1920), Wm (1921) & 2 redacted

1974 - Died aged 84, 16 Jan 1974, 6 Lon Mafon, Tycoch, Swansea. DOB 14/1/1890

Address:
111 Courtney St Manselton
Swansea (CENS)

Military Service

No SR or Brig Serv No

Enl 11/1/1915, likely Swansea

Likely 2nd Line

Transferred from 2nd Line to 4A Res Bde, Regular Army, Woolwich, 7 Sep 1916.

Med rcd, Sick and Wounded NCO's and Men: 168244 Gnr Jones, WJ. RFA 63/DAC, Shell S

- 63rd RN Division. Fought on Western Front after 1916

Discharged sick, 15/11/1917. Flat feet & DAH. Mil pens & SWB

Discharged - Reason: Sickness Para 392 (xvi) 2(a)(i)
Disabilities (Pens): Flat Feet, DAH
Final Unit: 63 DAC
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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