COMMEMORATING 100 YEARS

31st July 2017 marks the Centenary of the

beginning of what became known as the Third Battle of Passchendaele

Here we commemorate the six Mumbles Great War Casualties of that battle, which lasted from 31^st July until 10 November 1917

Stretcher bearers struggle in mud up to their knees to carry a wounded man to safety near Boesinghe and the look of agonised desperation on the men's faces has made this image a favourite choice to indicate the appalling conditions on the Western Front.

The six Mumbles Casualties are listed here -

Lemuel Philip ACE

ACE Lemuel Philip

Private 49835, 19th Lab Company, Labour Corps

Died of Wounds 30th October 1917 Aged 33

Buried SOLFERINO FARM CEMETERY, Brierlen

D’arcy Valentine BENDALL

BENDALL D’arcy Valentine

Lance Corporal 57239, 13th Welsh Regiment

Killed In Action 30th July 1917 Aged 24

Buried BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, Boesinghe. Grave III. G. 18

William Arthur Shenstone DAVIES

DAVIES William Arthur Shenstone

Lance Corporal, 244953, 2/5 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Killed in Action 26^th October 1917 Aged 24

TYNE COT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, Passchendaele

MOURNING RING: His mother had a mourning ring made, inscribed on the outside with ‘WASD’, and ‘Mam to Willie 1894 -1915’ on the inside.

Donald Llewellyn FOSTER

FOSTER Donald Llewellyn

Private 2547, 1^st Welsh Guards

Killed In Action, by Shell Fire 11^th October 1917 Aged 23

TYNE COT, MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, Passchendaele

John HULLIN with his mother and as a youth with his family

HULLIN John

Lance Sergeant 13658,

10^th Welsh Regiment 1^st Rhondda Battalion

Killed In Action 2^nd August 1917 Aged 34

BURIED NEW IRISH FARM, Military CEMETERY

George Stanley THOMAS

THOMAS George Stanley

Private 302332, A Company, 2/8 Manchester Regiment

Killed In Action 10th October 1917 Aged 39,

Buried TYNE COT CEMETERY, Passchendaele

Finding out more:

A site of remembrance and a comprehensive guide to over 4,000 Cemeteries and Memorials throughout the world.

REMEMBERING THE FALLEN

http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/

Including:

BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, Boesinghe, Belgium

http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/bard-cottage-cemetery.html