Allen Gwynn, married Eliza Allen, in 3rd qtr., 1881 [Martley district] and they had a son Allan Gwynn. In the 1901
census it shows Allan aged 3, with three sisters and one brother, Lucy Gwynn, aged 12; Charles Gwynn, aged 9;
Agnes Gwynn, aged 6; and Gladys Gwynn, aged 1.
[His brother Charles died of phthisis 31st August, 1918, while
serving in the 54th Division, Signal Company, of the Royal Engineers].
They lived on Broad Green, Broadwas, Worcestershire.
[there were four more sisters in the family]
Allan Gwynn served in the military in 1914 when he was 16 years old. He enrolled 9th January 1915, in to the 4th
Worcester Regiment, Company 'Z' as Private 20955
, and was discharged the 17th August 1918.
[Wounds King's Regulation para 392 xvi. Para 2] He received the Silver War Badge Roll 1914-1918,
on the 10th August, 1918.
Here is a photo that he signed to one or all of his sisters, 'Your Affectionate Brother Allan 2.4.21"
And here you can see he is proudly wearing
his Silver War Badge.
The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom to service personnel who had been honourably discharged
due to wounds or sickness during World War I. The badge, sometimes known as the Discharge Badge, Wound Badge
or Services Rendered Badge, was first issued in September 1916, along with an official certificate of entitlement.
Record set British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers' Medical Records
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory First World War
Photo - German Offensive on Lys 1918. 4th Worcester Regiment holding the "La Creche" after a Counter-attack.
Germans attacking at this moment.
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