All Saints' Church, 1914-1918 Memorial, 15 additional names
Two plaques added to The Rood Screen Great War Memorial
In 2017, fifteen additional names of the Mumbles fallen, were inscribed on two plaques, added to the rear of the Rood Screen Memorial, on to which ninety eight names were originally inscribed and which together commemorate one hundred and thirteen fallen villagers.
14th (Service) Battalion and the Battle for Mametz Wood.
The Swansea Pals departed for the Western Front in December 1915 and became part of the 38th Welsh Division. The battalion participated in the attack on Mametz Wood in France during the First Battle of the Somme. One hundred men were lost and 300 more wounded in a single day.
During The Battle for Mametz Wood, three Mumbles Men were killed on the same day, The casualties were Samuel GAMMON, John THOMAS and George WALTERS. In later battles, they were followed by Richard BEYNON and Clifford STEEL . They are remembered on the THIEPVAL MEMORIAL which bears the names of more than 72,000 men who have no known grave.
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Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
Killed in a Flying Accident Aged 25, 12th February 1917
Buried with Honour at
Oystermouth CEMETERY Grave H 100
Of ‘Oakeigh’, Blackpill. He was a former member of the 6th Welsh and had seen service in France before getting a commission in the R.F.C. Son of the late John S. Brown and Emily E. Brown, of Oakleigh, Blackpill, Swansea (stepmother).
Commemorated on the Blackpill Memorial
South Wales Daily Post 19 February 1917
There were impressive scenes at his Mumbles Funeral. A firing party
attended, as well as a squad of men from the Shropshire Regiment
The coffin was draped with the Union Jack and conveyed from the house
on a gun carriage drawn by two horses.
One hundred years later, in January 2015, his great niece, Meryl Harries, her husband, Jon, and Ray Elliott, visited the CWGC Cemetery where he is buried to lay a wreath and remember his contribution to the war.
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Private 11851, 1st South Wales Borderers
Killed in Action on 25th January 1915, PAS-DE-CALAIS, FRANCE
Buried with Honour at BROWNS ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT, FRANCE
Born Mumbles, Enlisted Newport
DELVE William James
Corporal R/16115, 10th Kings Royal Rifle Company
Died of Wounds, 5th April 1917
Buried with Honour PerrONNE ROAD, Military CEMETERY, France
Born Mumbles, Enlisted Swansea
DUCKETT Frederick William
Private 19739, 9th Welsh Regiment
Died of Wounds aged 18, 26th September 1915
Buried with Honour at CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, France
Born Mumbles, enlisted Barry, living In St Athan.
FABER Stanley Colt
Major, 47th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Killed In Action 30th March 1917
Buried with Honour at FAUBOURG D’AMIENS, MILITARY CEMETERY, Arras
Commemorated on the Blackpill Memorial
HOPKINS Cecil John
Private 29044, 14th Welsh Regiment, The Swansea Battalion
Died Aged 20, 21st February 1915, UNITED KINGDOM
Buried with Honour at DANYGRAIG CEMETERY, Swansea
Born Mumbles, enlisted Swansea.
LLOYD William Henry
Driver, Royal Field Artillery
Died aged 31 on 17th March 1917
Buried with Honour at Danygraig CEMETERY, Swansea
Home address, Margaret Lloyd, 16 William St Mumbles.
## A different man, with the same name is on the main Rood Screen
PEARCE William
Private 18175, Royal Defence Corps
Died 20th April 1918
Buried with Honour at Tenby (St. Mary) Church CEMETERY
Enlisted Mumbles, living Tenby. Formerly 20125 Welsh Regiment.
POTTER Albert Henry
A/Lance Corporal P/13536, Military Foot Police
Died 28th October 1918, United Kingdom
Buried with Honour at
Gelligaer, St. Cattwg CEMETERY
Born Risca, Enlisted Mumbles, Living In Pengam
REES Rees John
Private 1578, 6th Welsh Regiment, Swansea Rifles
Killed in Action on 27th December 1916 at BAZENTIN RIDGE
Buried at BAZENTIN LE PETIT, CEMETERY, The Somme, France
Born Llangyfelach, enlisted Swansea.
Served with the 2nd Territorial Unit to arrive in France in October 1914
STEEL Clifford
Private, 16/1057, 16th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died on 27th July 1916, aged 25
Remembered on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Pier and face 9A 9B and 10B,
Brother of (Nurse) Lottie Florence Steel, of Castle View, West Cross
THOMAS James Bowen
Private 69770, 4th Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died of Wounds 9th June 1918
The Somme, France
Buried with Honour at Pernois British Cemetery, Near Amiens, France
Born Mumbles, Enlisted Swansea.
WEBBORN William C
Private 40855, 8th Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Killed In Action aged 26, 11 August 1917
Buried with Honour at Etaples, Military CEMETERY
Formerly W/T/4/070080 A.S.C.
Born Mumbles, enlisted Aberavon.
WILLIAMS Ernest John
Private 56680, 10th Welsh Regiment
Killed In Action, 19th April 1918
Buried with Honour at Senlis Community, CEMETERY Extention, Pas-de-Calais, France, situated between Bologne-sur-Mer and Arras.
Born Mumbles, Enlisted Cardiff, Living in Porthcawl.
WILLIAMS Harry
Private 282479, 2/7 Lancashire Fusiliers
Killed In Action17th December 1917
Buried with Honour at TYNE COT British Miitary CEMETERY, Passchendaele, Belgium
Enlisted Mumbles.
These additional names are inscribed
on the rear of
The Rood Screen Great War Memorial,
at All Saints' Church, Oystermouth;
with contributions from
Bill Barrington;
Commonwealth War Graves Commission;
Oystermouth Historical Association;
and research undertaken by
Tony Cook, Peter Dover-Wade,
John Powell, Andrew Vollans,
Godfrey Owen James
and Simon Peter Lee
of the Western Front Association
LEST WE FORGET
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