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Sgt. Treharne, David John

Sergeant

Date of Birth: 14/1/1876, Penclawdd, Glam (CENS)
Occupation: Accountant (1911)
Other service: 19 Res Battery, 4a Res Brigade, Woolwich

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 14/1/1876, Penclawdd, Glam. Parents - George & Jane

1881 - 11 Station Rd, Llanrhidian Higher, Penclawdd. 5yo. Scholar. W parents && 1 younger sib

1891 - Post Office Hse & Shop, Dafen Row, Llanelly, Carm. 15yo. Occ-Post Office Clerk. W parents & 2 younger sibs

1901 - Old Post Office, Llanelly. 25yo. Occ-Newspaper Reporter. W parents & 5 younger sibs

1905 - Married Caroline Walters, 23 Aug 1905, Barry. Occ-Accountant. Add-Wind St, Ammanford.

1911 - 15 Morfydd St, Morriston. 35yo. Occ-Accountant, Steel, Tinplate, Steel Sheet & Galvansing Wks. W Caroline & 3 children

1918 - Elec Reg, 9 Slate St, Abs Voter, w Caroline

1919 - Wife Caroline dies

1921 - 10 Woodland Rd, Mountain Ash. 44y5m. Occ-Tax Collector, Victoria St, Aberdare. Widower. W daughter Iris and BILs family

1939 - 26 Richmond Pk Ave, Bournemouth. DOB 14/1/1876. Occ-Civil Servant (collector of Taxes) Inland Revenue. W wife Nancy

1946 - Died 15/11/1946. Add-26 Richmond Park Ave, Bournemouth. Effects to Annie Catherine, widow.

Address:
9 Slate Street
Morriston CENS & ROH

Military Service

No SR

Date enlisted, not known

31/12/1915 - Morriston ROH, SWEP. Slate Street. Gunner DJ Treharne. 1st Welsh RFA

Likely transferred from the 2nd Line to 4A Reserve Brigade of the Regular Army in Woolwich on 7 September 1916. Would have had a 168xxx service no:

- The relevant series of numbers runs from approximately 168125 to 168434 and consists of 3 alphabetical lists (possibly linked to the 3 Batteries of 4A Reserve Brigade; 19th, 20th and 21st) of transfers from the Welsh Brigades. Due to the alphabetical lists, the men of the 1st Welsh are scattered throughout the series.

4/4/1919, CDL - Sergt DJ Treharne. 19th Battery RFA, 4a Reserve Brigade, Woolwich.

Sources: (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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