Personal Profile

Buckland, Albert Jones

Date of Birth: c1874, America (CENS)
Occupation: House Painter (CENS)
Enlisted - Date: Form

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born c1874, America. Parents - Thomas & Catherine

- Baptised 9/11/1874, Llangyfelach. Dads occ- Engineer

1901 - 67 Martin St, Morriston. 27yo. Occ-Painter. W uncle & Family

1911 - 67 Martin St, Morriston. 37yo. Occ-House Painter. Single. Living with his cousin & fam, Josiah Rees, also House Painter

1912 - Married Catherine Williams, Q1, Swansea

1921 - 67 Martin St, Morriston. 47y8m. Occ-House Painter, Own Account. With Wife Catherine

1934 - Died 14/4/1934, aged . Add-67 Martin Street. Effects to Catherine

- Buried Morriston Cemetery

MORRISTON DECORATOR

Mr Albert J Buckland, Martin-Street, Morriston was buried at Morriston yesterday afternoon.

Mr Buckland, who was 61, carried on a successful business as painter and decorator at Morriston for over 30 years. He was a member of Hanney's famous band, and played the clarionet in Swansea and district orchestras many years ago.

South Wales Evening Post, 20/4/1934 (Newspapers.com)

Address:
67 Martin Street
Morriston (CENS)

Military Service

No SR

Likely Formation recruit and band member.

Photo at summer camp in 1910

South Wales Evening Post, 30/8/1996 (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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