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Meredith, Thomas Ephraim (Tom)

Date of Birth: 22/8/1892, Swansea (CENS)
Occupation: Labourer (CENS)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 22/8/1892, Swansea. Parents - Ephraim? & Lucy

1901 - 25 Croft St, Swansea. 8yo. W parents (Dad-Ships Carpenter) & 3 younger sibs

1911 - 2 Town Hill Farm Cottages, Swansea. 18yo. Occ-Hotel Porter. W mother (dad at sea?) & 3 younger sibs

1918 - Elec Reg. 2 Town Hill Cottages, Abs Voter

1918 - Married Rose A Savage, Q4, Norwich. Already 2 children as Savage so prev married?

1921 - 49 Byron Crescent, Swansea. 29y10m. Occ-Labourer, Mason, Swansea Corporation. W Rose, 2x step daughters & 2 daughters (Lucy bn Norwich 1919)

1939 - 36 Carig Crescent, Swansea. DOB 22/8/1892. Occ-General Labourer. W wife Rose & 3 daughters

1972 - Died aged 80, 21/11/1970, Mount Pleasant Hospital.

- Buried 25/11/1970, St Lukes, Swansea. Add - 33 Mayhill Rd, Mayhill, Swansea

Address:
2 Town Hill Cottages
Swansea (NEWS)

Military Service

No SR

Likely enlisted 1915 as a member of 3rd Line in August 1915

Likely transferred to 2nd Line - married in Norfolk whilst Brigade was there in 1918

No overseas service found

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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