Personal Profile

Gnr. Morris, Edwin

Gunner

Date of Birth: c1893, Swansea (CENS)
Enlisted - Date: 12/11/1913
Service O/S: France
Other service: 544, 53rd DAC & 736369
Demobilised: 21/4/1917
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born c1893, Swansea. Parents - Joseph & Abigail

1901 -

1911 - 142 Pentre Estyll, Swansea. 21yo. Occ-Labourer in Oil Works. W parents & 3 sibs

1921 - 142 Llangyfelach Rd, Pentre Estyll, Swansea. 28yo. Occ-Unemployed since 1917. W parents & sister

1917 - Adm 22/4/17 to 24/7/17

1921 - Man admitted to asylum 20/8/21 (PENS)

1939 - Borough Mental Hospital, Swansea. DOB 13/7/1894 (questionable). Occ-General Labourer

19 - Died aged

Address:
142 Pentre Estyle
Swansea (PENS)

Military Service

Partial SR as 736369

Enl 12/11/1913 so Brigade Ser No in 750s, likely Swansea, likely 1st Glam Bty

Embodied 17/9/14 - Seems late

AWOL 27/1/15 to 16/3/15 0 28 Days Detention

9/11/15 - Transferred 53rd DAC as Gnr, 544

France - 23/25 Nov 1915 w 53rd DAC

Likely transferred to 23 DAC

9/10/16 - Adm 2GH Le Havre, RFA(T), 1/1 Welsh, 544, Gnr Morris E, 23yo, 2y serv, 11m w fd force, Delusional Insanity. Disch 12/10/16 HS CarisBrook Castle

24/10/16 - Admitted Royal Vicotira Hospital, Netley

Disch from 232 TF Depot - 21/4/1917. Character - V Good

Discharged - Reason: Sickness, 392 (xvi)
Disabilities (Pens): Mental Deficiency
Final Unit: 232 TF Depot
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SWB)(PENS)

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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