Personal Profile

Gnr. Fender, David

Gunner

Date of Birth: 20/4/1890, St Johns, Swansea (CENS)
Occupation: Baker (SR)
Enlisted - Date: Form
Other service: 2890 & 9084, Dvr, RFA-SR (15/8/1908- 14/8/1915)
Awards: 1914, BWM, VIC. (RFA-SR)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 20/4/1890, St Johns, Swansea. Parents - Richard & Margaret

- Bapt 13 May 1891, St MArys, Swansea. Add-Clifton Hill

1901 - 7 Rhondda St, Swansea. 9yo. W parents & 6 sibs

1911 - 39 Fabian St, St Thomas, Swansea. 19yo. Occ-Docks, Atlantic Shipping Co. W parents & 2 younger sibs

1915 - Disch papers. 5ft 7in. Grey eyes, Dk brown hair, sallow complexion. Occ-Dock Labourer

1915 - Married Mary Jane Jenkins, 30 Sep 1915, St Marys, Swansea. Occ-Dock Labourer. Add-7 Rhondda St

1921 -

1939 - 56 Dyfed Ave, Swansea. DOB 20/4/1890. Occ-Dock Labourer HW. W wife Mary J, Marjorie (1918), Ronald (1920), Olive (1921), Raymond (1925) & Jean (1929)

1949 - Died aged 58, 7 May 1949. Add-56 Dyfed Ave, Swansea. Effects to widow

Personal Info: Father - Richard Fender, 7 Rhondda St, Mount Pleasant, Swansea
Address:
39 Fabian St
Swansea (PENS)

Military Service

No Brigade SR - Brother of 743, Clifford Fender

Enl cApr 1908

Attended 1908 Summer Camp, advance guard (newspaper)

15/8/14 - Transferred to RFA SR

Other Service (SR)

15/8/08, Swansea - Transferred to RFA Special Reserve, Dvr. No 2890 & 9084

5/8/14 - Mobilised. Posted 139 Bty, 44 Bde

France 15/9/14 - 6/8/15

Disch 14/8/15 - Term of Pd of Engagement (7yrs). Mil char - Good

First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Discharged - Reason: 16/8/1914
Final Unit: 44 Bde
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SR)(PENS)(NEWS)

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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