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Second World War
Second World War
1939-1945
1939-1945
ROLL OF HONOUR
ROLL OF HONOUR
In Memory of those of this
In Memory of those of this
district who gave their
district who gave their
lives in the war
lives in the war
If you have any additional details, or a photo, which you would like included
-please contact me, John Powell at - 01792 520540
# An extra page with photos is linked to the name marked #
BATEMAN J
BENTLEY J
BURGESS Geoffrey Peter
Private, 14772810, 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment.
Died 1 March 1945, aged 18 on Active Service at Uden, Germany.
Buried in Grave 46. C. 8.
at REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Germany.
Son of William Albert and Jessie Burgess of Blackpill, Swansea.
DIGGORY Henry John
Gunner, 14726001, 53 (The Worcestershire Yomanry) Airlanding Lt. Regt. Royal Artillery.
Died 24 March 1945, aged 19. Killed in Action at Hamminkeln, Germany.
Buried in Grave 38. D. 3
at REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Germany.
Son of Henry William and Florence May Diggory of Mumbles
HUZZEY N E
More details on his page, click his name
Flight Lieutenant, 127237, R.A.F.Volunteer Reserve, 207 Squadron, Bomber Command
Died 16 July 1944, aged 30. Lost over France during Air Operations.
Buried in Row B. Grave 1 at LIGIERS-DE-TOURAINE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, France.
Son of William James Jones and Elizabeth Ann Jones of Swansea.
Sister, 239730, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service.
Died 7 December 1942, aged 27.
Remembered on Panel 22, Column 2 at BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL, Surrey.
Daughter of David John and Dora Morris of Blackpill, Swansea.
We are grateful to a family historian, for information which has revealed that
Dora was travelling to Cape Town with ticket no. 331 on the White Star Liner, SS Ceramic when the ship, with 378 passengers on board disappeared. Later it was discovered that the ship had been torpedoed and sunk on 6 December at latitude 40 deg. 30 min. N., longitude 40 deg. 20 min. W, and that there was one survivor, a sapper of the Royal Engineers, who was later picked up by U 515 and taken to a German prison camp.
SS CERAMIC THE UNTOLD STORY by Clare Hardy, (click for link to eBook website)
Wikipedia also has information on the ship and its sinking as well as German submarine U-515
ROBERTS Irene Marion
Leading Wren Pay Writer, 88482, W.R.N.S.,
served with H.M.S. Excellent.
Died 22 February 1947 as a result of illness contracted whilst on Active Service.
Buried in Sec. R. Grave 166 at OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY, Swansea.
OLSSON F
SIMS Walter James
Private, 5443301, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Died 30 April 1943, aged 29 on Active Service in North Africa.
Buried in Grave II. H. 15. at MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia.
Husband of Clara Grace Sims; Son of Alfred Frederick & Mary Sims also of Bristol.
STEELE Leslie Arthur
Sgt. Flight Engineer, 1419176, served with 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 20 October 1943. Lost over Leipzig Germany during air operations..
Buried in Coll. grave 8. C. 6-9. at BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Berlin.
The extra information shown here was
supplied from information in the
Second World War BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE,
at All Saints' Church, Oystermouth;
with contributions from
Royal British Legion, Mumbles;Bill Barrington;
Marion Garnett; Steve Jones;
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
If you have any additional details, or a photo, which you would like included -please contact me, John Powell at - 01792 520540
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