Dvr. Donoghue, James
Driver
Personal Details
WORKING NOTES
Born 30/8/1894, Swansea. Parents - William & Mary
1901 - 4 Margaret Court, Swansea. 7yo. W parents (Dad-Fish & Fruit Hawker( & 2 younger sibs
1911 - 24 Tontine Swansea, 17yo. Occ-Driver. W mother, step-father& 2 younger sibs
Married
1921 - 24 Tontine St, Swansea. 26y9m. Occ-Fish Trade Packer, Mor Molyneux, Swansea Fish Mkt. W wife, Jane and Evelyn (1920)
1939 - 18 Ceiring Rd, Swansea. DOB 30/8/1894. Occ-Fish Packer. W wife, Jane E, Douglas (1924) & Iris (1926)
1956 - Died aged 61, Q2 Swansea
Military Service
Likely enlisted Apr - June 1915, def Swansea
Transferred from 3/1st Howitzers to 2/4th Sth Midland Brigade, Apr 1916
Likely France 21 May 1916 and at same time 2/4th Sth Mid became 308 Bde
Jan 1917, likely transferred to D/307 Bde
WO Daily List 5467, 16 Jan 1918, Wounded. 840935, Dvr, NOK-Swansea
Transferred to Lab Corps
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