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Sgt/Tailor. Davies, Richard Graham

Master-Sergeant Tailor

Date of Birth: Oct 1856, Swansea
Occupation: Master Tailor
Employer: Own Account
Previous Serv: 1404, Sgt, 1st Glam RGA (Vols)
Enlisted - Date: Form
Awards: LSGC ('03)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Mr RG Davies of 70 Brynymor road, Swansea, passed away on Thursday evening after a protracted illness, borne with great patience and Christian fortitude. Deceased was a native of Swansea, being born here in October 1856, he spent the whole of his life here, where he built a thriving business as a naval & military tailor..... He was also connected with the Volunteers and Territorials for over 40 years.

Cambria Daily Leader, 28/6/1918, Welsh Newspapers Online

Born Oct 1856, Swansea. Parents - Joseph & Harriet

1861 - 1 Plymouth St, Swansea. 5yo. Scholar. W parents (Dad-Blacksmih) and 3 older bros

1871 - 8 Wassail Place, Swansea. 14yo. Tailor (apprentice). W parents bro & 2 younger sis

1876 - Married Mary Anne Mallett, 16 Apr 1876, St James, Swansea

1881 -

1891 - 28 Oxford St, Swansea. 34yo. Occ-Tailor (employer). W Mary A & 5 children

1901 - 28 Oxford St, Swansea. 44yo. Occ-Master Tailor (Employer). W Mary A, & 3 sons

Cambria Daily Leader, 28/9/1909, FindMy Past

1911 - 70 Brynymor Road, Swansea. 54yo. Occ-Tailor & Draper. W Mary Annie, 3 sons, 1 daughter & 2 grandchildren

1918 - Died aged 62, Q2 Swansea

Cambria Daily Leader, 29/6/1918, Welsh Newspapers Online

 
Address:
70 Brynymor Road
Swansea (CENS)

Military Service

1st Glamorganshire RGA (Volunteers

Master Tailor, in group photo

LSGC, 1 Oct 1903. 1406, Sgt, 1st Glam RGA (vols)

1st Welsh Howitzers

Formation recruit as attended 1910 summer camp at PortSkewett.

Likely member of Headquarters, so service no below 30

South Wales Argus, 12/8/1910, Newspapers.com

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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