Personal Profile

Gnr. Thomas, Robert Bell

Gunner

Date of Birth: 26/10/1886, Llandilo, Carm (CENS)
Enlisted - Date: 1/1915
Other service: 131, 168189 & 726048, Gnr, TFA
Demobilised: 1/3/1919
Awards: BWM. VIC.
Gallantry: MM (LG 9/4/1918)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 26/10/1886, Llandilo, Carm. Parents - Lewis & Mary

1891 - 7 Bank Ter, Llandilo. 4yo. W parents (dad-shoe maker) & 3 sibs

1901 - Leicester Hse, Llandilo. 14yo. Occ-Telegraph Messenger. W parents & 7 sibs

1911 - White Lion Hotel, George St, Llandilo. 24yo. Occ-Postal Official, GPO. W parents & 6 younger sibs

1919 - Married Elizabeth Jane Gwillim, Jan 1919, Baptist Chapel Llandilo (News)

1921 - Rose & Crown, Llandilo. 35y8m. Occ-Haulage Contractor (own account). W wife, Elizabeth Jane (licensee), mother & nephew

1939 - 4 Rhosmaen St, Lllandeilo. DOB 26/10/1886. Occ-Milk Factory Hand. W Elizabeth, Vera (1901) & Daniel (1922)

1972 - Died aged 85, Q1, Carmarthen DOB 26/10/1885

Address:
White Lion Hotel George St
Llandilo Caramrathenshire (Pens)

Military Service

No SR

Enl Jan 1915 (News). No unknown

Poss transferred to DAC no 131

In block of nos that relate to men from the Brigade who transferred from the 2nd Line to 4A Reserve Brigade of the Regular Army in Woolwich on 7 September 1916.

Salonika 3 years, Malaria.

MM (LG 9/4/1918), 118 Bty, RFA, Salonica (earned Jan 19th, 1918)

HWMR 6/4/18: Gunner Robert Bell Thomas, of the 118th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Thomas, White Lion Hotel, Llandilo, who is serving in Salonika, has been awarded the Military Medal. Gunner Thomas is 31 years of age.

118 Battery, 130 Bde, 28th Div.

Disch 1/3/19. Mil pens (Malaria)

Disabilities (Pens): Malaria

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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