Personal Profile

Gnr. Thomas, William (Willie)

Gunner

Date of Birth: 23/12/1891, Morriston
Occupation: Tin Worker (CENS)
Other service: 931397, Gnr, RFA
Demobilised: 18/3/1919
Awards: BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 23/12/1891, Morriston. Parents - Samuel Sheppard & Emma

1901 - Clydach Rd (Greengrocers shop), Morriston. 9yo. As Willie. W parents & 5 sibs

1911 - 6 Grove Terrace, Morriston. 19yo. As Willie. Occ-Tinplate Worker, Behinder. W parents (Dad-Hawker) & 5 sibs.

1924 - Married Elizabeth Hannah Atherton, 27 Sep 1924, Parish Church, Llangyfelach. Occ-Tinman. Add-6 Grove Terrace

1921 - 9 Grove Place, Morriston. 29y6m. Occ-Tinman in Tinplate Wks, Morriston Tin Plate Works. W parents, 2 sis & neice

1939 - 74 Wychtree St, Swansea. DOB 23/12/1891. Occ-Tinplate Tinman. W wife, Elizabeth, Kenneth (1925) & Raymond (1928)

1952 - Poss died 4 Aug 1952, buried Morriston Cemetery

Address:
6 Grove Terrace
Morriston (PENS)

Military Service

No SR

No enlist date, but likely 1915

Transferred from the 3rd Line (No 7 Reserve Brigade, Winchester) on 24 June 1916. Initially transferred to D(H))/288 Battery, a new Howitzer battery raised at Winchester for the 57th Division but were quickly redirected to the D(H)/291 of the 58th Division on 18 July 1916.

26/10/18 - WO Daily List 5706. Thomas 931397 Gnr. W. (Morriston)

Likely either Mesopotamia or France

Discharged - 18/3/19

Mil pens - Effects of Gas Poisoning. Add- 6 Grove Terrace, Morriston (matches census)

Disabilities (Pens): Effects of Gas Poisoning
Sources: (MIC)(ROLL)(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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