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Bdr. Britten, Phillip Joseph

Bombadier

Date of Birth: 17/10/1880, Llanelli, Carm.
Occupation: Police Constable (NEWS)
Employer: County Police Force, Ammanford, Carmarthen (NEWS)
Enlisted - Date: Form/PW
Other service: W/5190, Bdr, RFA
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 17/10/1880, Llanelly, Carm. Parents - James & Margaret

Bapt 3 Nov 1880, Llanelly. James occ-Smith. Add Bethania Terrace, New Dock. Baptised by A Britten (Janes's brother?)

1881 - Opposite Bethania Chapel, Llanelly. 6m. W parents & 3 older sibs

1891 - 5 Brick Row, Llanelly. 10yo. Scholar. W parents (Dad-Blacksmith) & 3 younger sibs

1901 - 11 Brick Row, Llanelly. 20yo. Occ-Coacher Steel Works. W parents & 2 younger sibs

1910 - Married Margaret Walters, 20 Dec 1910, St Michaels & All Angels Ch, Dafon Carm. Occ-Police Constable. Add- 5 Broad St, Llandovery.

1911 -

1921 - 42 Wind St, Ammanford, Carm. 40y8m. Occ-Police Constable, Ammanford Police District, Carmarthenshire County Council. W wife Margaret, Kenneth W (1913), Douglas (1919) and Muriel (1920)

1939 - Belle Vue House, Llanelly, Carm. DOB 17/10/1880. Occ-Works Policeman. W Margaret, Kenneth (1913), Muriel (1920) & Monica (1923)

1947 - Died aged 66, 28 Feb 1947, aged . Add-35 Llwynhendry-road, Llwynhendry, Llanelly, Carm. Effects to son Kenneth  

Address:
42 Wind St
Ammanford (PENS)

Military Service

No SR

1916 - News . PC Phillips [error] who was a member of the Welsh Howitzer Brigade.. Likely Formation/Pre-war

War-time service

Re-enl W/5190, RFA, early May 1915 (likely 4th or 11th)

CDL, 12 May 1915 - Seven members of the Ammanford Police force volunteered for military service on Monday, namely: P.C.'s Phil Britten.....

France 24 Dec 1915 as A/Bdr

Jan 1916 - Incorrectly reported killed

Llais Lafur, 29 Jan 1916. The fears entertained that Bombadier Phil Britten formerly police constable at Ammanford, had been killed at the front, have been allayed, word having been received from Britten himself that he is doing all right. A Llanelly officer, it appears, had written home that Britten had been killed.

27/5/1918 - WO Daily List 5576. Wounded. Bdr. NOK Ammanford

Amman Valley Chronicle, 1 Aug 1918. Bombr P J Britten who was formerly a member of the Police Force stationed at Ammanford, is on a visit to his home. Bombr Britten has been a patient at a hospital near Brighton. He has seen service in France, and looks very well after his experiences. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery and a safe return.

Disch 5/2/1919. 14/15 Star, BWM & Vic.

- Mil pens, Effects of Gas

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 24/12/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Disabilities (Pens): Effects of Gas
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(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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