Mumbles Great War Memorial 1914-1918 From A to K
Mrs. Ann Hixson, of Newton, mother of David John Stanley HIXSON, performing the unveiling ceremony details of the original Great War Memorial at Parade Gardens (as it was then known), 3th July 1939
Roll of Honour - List
Mumbles Memorial List 1914 - 1918 -no photos or records
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BOWEN R. J. -an additional name has been added recently and his details will be added when available, 11-11-18
FIRST WORLD WAR
1914 - 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR
Mumbles, Southend, Swansea
from Ace to Kift
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Menin Gate Memorial, Leper
The Ceremony at the Menin Gate takes place every evening at 20:00, when buglers sound the "Last Post". (see CWGC website for more details)
ACE Arthur
Private 667, 2nd Welsh Regiment
Killed in Action 31st October 1914, aged 34, GHELUVELDT, BELGIUM.
Remembered on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, (link to CWGC) Leper, Belgium.
Wife, Margaret of 9 St Johns Rd, Manselton.
Later Margaret remarried and became Mrs. Ford and lived at 62, Dinas Street, Plasmarl.
One of six children of John and Ellen, later of 4, Boarspit Lane (now Glen Road).
Born in Village Lane, Southend, Swansea, enlisted Cardiff.
However the tragic news had not reached them, by the time this letter arrived:
The Cambrian Daily Leader, reported on 7 November 1914 that Private 667 Arthur Ace 2nd Bat. Welsh Regiment, writing home to his parents in Swansea, says he is perfectly well and happy and although he has been in many engagements has escaped without a scratch.
Mrs. Ace received an official communication from the War Office on 26 January 1915, informing her that Private Ace had been missing since October. Arthur Ace was a pre-war regular soldier called from reserve early in August and arrived in France in September
Philp Lemuel ACE
Private 74680, The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) and later transferred Private 49835, 19th Lab Company, Labour Corps. Died of Wounds, by Shell Splinter, aged 33 on 30th October 1917, Born 27 May 1884
Buried at SOLFERINO FARM CEMETERY, Brierlen, Leper (Ypres Salient, known as 'Wipers')
Born and enlisted Mumbles
Husband of Catherine Elizabeth Ace, 3, Forgefield Terrace, Norton, Mumbles
Son of John and Mary, 8, Gower Place, Mumbles, who have three daughters and four other sons
Mr. & Mrs. Ace have three sons and a son-in-law serving with the colours
Latest - was commemorated in March 2015, on a new plaque displayed at Langland Bay Golf Club.
ANDERSON Harold Leslie Oliver
Rifleman, 43518, Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Posted to 1st/16th Bn. London Regt. (Queens Westminster Rifle)
Died on 28 August 1918, aged 20.
Buried at QUEANT ROAD CEMETERY, Buiss, Plot IV.A.35
Son of Olaf Emanuel & Theresa ANDERSON, née Robson. Olaf was a licensed Victualler, born 1845 in Trelleborg, Sweden, who married Theresa in Stockton, 1894
His father died in Mumbles, 1901, when Harold was just two years old. Theresa Anderson later lived at the West Cross Hotel, Mumbles
ARNOTT Thomas Charles
Private, 22827, 1st Bn. Welsh Regiment
Died on 2 October 1915, age 26
Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, Panel 77 and 78,
Husband of Gwendoline Arnott, son of the late Ivor
& Sarah Arnott of 20, Nottage Road, Newton, Mumbles
Born: Cowbridge. Resided: Mumbles. Enlisted: Swansea.
Private 462326, 54th Canadian Infantry
Born 1867, at Mumbles, died of Influenza on 3rd November 1918, aged 50 at At Canadian Hospital, BRAMSHOTT, Surrey, UK
Buried at OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY, Mumbles, Plot: K.26
Wife, Emily Mary Baglow (née BASKETT) aged 37, from Bishopston, 22 Woodville Rd. Four children: Catherine aged 11, Harold aged 9, Constance aged 8 and Sidney George age 5 Their second child William Alfred, died age 4 in 1902.
Enlisted 1915 in Canada, when gold mining, with a partner. Formerly R.N.R. Alfred's occupation is recorded as Mariner in the Merchant Navy
When he enlisted, he had taken 10 years off his age, but he was revealed as being over 50 years of age when he became ill in France in 1918 and was transferred back to England
His age could be confirmed by the Parish Record, which stated that Alfred, the son of William, a Mariner and Mary Ann, was baptised on 31st October 1869 in All Saints' Church and lived at Norton
BALL Edwin
Private, 3064, Australian Pioneers
Died 12 January 1918, aged 35
Buried at BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Plot IV. E. 22
Son of Edwin & Cecilia Grace Ball, of 47, Oakland Road, Mumbles
Lance Corporal 57239, 13th Welsh Regiment
Killed In Action aged 24 on 30th July 1917 on the YPRES SALIENT
Buried at BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, Boesinghe, Belgium. Grave III. G. 18
Married Rebecca (Nellie) E DAVIES of ‘Cleve’, Castleton, Mumbles in 1915
Born Haverfordwest in 1888, Son of Frances and Alice. Enlisted Cardiff in October 1914
Formerly engaged as a clerk at the Gas Company
BENDLE David Thomas Henry
Private, 18380, 2nd. Bn. Welsh Regiment
Served in 13th Welsh Regt as a L/ Corp l 57239
Died 23 July 1918 aged 21
Buried at CAMBRIN MILITARY CEMETERY, Grave P.28
Grave Inscription 'SPLENDID YOU PASSED THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE REST IN PEACE'East of Bethune on the road to La Bassee, France
David was born in 1897 at Llansadwrn, Carmarthenshire
Son of James BENDLE, a gardener from Herefordshire and Eleanor nee EVANS, from Carmarthenshire. Lived at Dilkusha, Blackpill, Swansea.
BEYNON Richard
Rifleman 4232, 8th London Regiment, Post Office Rifles
Killed in Action aged 33 on 7th October 1916 on THE SOMME, France
Remembered on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, The Somme, France
Wife Minnie, (née Kingdon), 4 Stanley Terrace. Married in Mar qtr, 1912 at Swansea. Minnie was the daughter of John Kindon, a Tailor in Mumbles and Ann. Minnie married again to William H SLEE in Jun qtr 1919 Gower
Richard was born in Mumbles Dec qtr 1882 son of Phillip & Elizabeth BEYNON. Richard's father died 1887-1891. He appears in 1891, 1901 & 1911 in Mumbles censuses showing he had seven siblings and that he was a postman.
Presumed Killed South Wales Daily Post 10th August 1917
Mrs. Beynon has received official notification that her husband must be presumed killed. He was
reported missing on 7th October 1916 since when on news of him has been received. Deceased was formerly engaged at the Post Office Swansea.
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Corporal 13754, 6th East Lancashire Regiment
Killed in Action aged 21 on 16th April 1916 in MESOPOTAMIA
Remembered on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq
Son of Alice, 5, Prospect Terrace, Norton.
Born Oldham, enlisted Swansea
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Able Seaman, Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division
Died of Shrapnel Wounds aged 18 on 17th November 1916
at the BATTLE OF ANCRE.
Buried at CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY
Son of James and Mrs. J, 4 Rock Terrace
BRAITHWAITE Gustave Thomas
Lance Serjeant, 6944, Army Pay Corps
Died 18 May 1921 aged 45
Buried at NEWPORT (CHRISTCHURCH) CEMETERY, Grave 1583
Husband of Ella Braithwaite, son of Robert & Pattie Braithwaite of 12, Chapel Street, Mumbles. Born at Leytonstone, London
Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
Killed in a Flying Accident aged 25 on 12th February 1917
Buried at OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY (photo)
Lived at 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.
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.
Also commemorated on the Blackpill Memorial
Awarded the Military Medal
Lance Corporal, 210 Field Coy Royal Engineers
Died of Wounds on 28th June 1918, France.
Buried at LONGUENESSE SOUVENIR CEMETERY, St Omer, Near Calais (photo)
Left a wife, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Brown, of Westbourne Place Mumbles and four children.
BUXTON John Sydney
Private 78420, 53rd Welsh Regiment
Died 21st October 1918 aged 18 in United Kingdom
Buried at OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY (photo)
Son of Richard & Beatrice Buxton, 2, Southend Villa, Mumbles.
Petty Officer 197467, H.M.S. Vivid
Died aged 35 on 2nd June 1918 in UNITED KINGDOM
Buried at PLYMOUTH OLD CEMETERY
Married Bessie Elsie GAYLARD in Jun qtr 1910 and lived at Rock Hill Row, Mumbles. They had one daughter Dorothy in 1911
Son of Daniel & Mary Claypitt, nee HOWELL, Sidney had eleven other brothers and sisters and was 21, when his father died
Born December qtr.1882, Baptised, All Saints 7th January 1883
CLEMENT William Henry
Private 23730, 9th Welsh Regiment
Killed In Action, 16th April 1918
Remembered on TYNE COT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING,
Passchendaele, Belgium
Husband of Mormonia Allan (Formerly Clement)
of 29, Tonna road, Caerau, Bridgend. Son of William and
Elizabeth Clement, 31, Edmond Street, Tylorstown, Rhondda
Born Plasmarl, enlisted Maesteg, living In Bridgend.
COTTEREL Cyril
Private Tr/8829, 94th Training Reserve Battalion
Died of Pneumonia on 7th May 1917 at CHISLEDON CAMP, United Kingdom
Buried at SOUTHAMPTON, OLD CEMETERY
Home, Church Park, Mumbles.
South Wales Daily Post 16 May 1917
Died from Pneumonia in Camp
The young fellow, who was a universal favourite in the village, had only been in the Army for a few months.
Father Lieutenant Fred P. Cotterel, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve was formally engaged as a Dentist in Mumbles.
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Engine Room Artificer, 1478/EA Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Beaver (photo)
Died of Influenza aged 27 on 17th October 1918
Buried at BARI CEMETERY, CARDONIA, ITALY
Wife, Iris Court, of Blackpyl [sic]. Son of James and Gertrude Court.
CROUCH Henry Robert
Serjeant, 2905, 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade
Died on 21 March 1918, aged 30
Remembered on POZIERES MEMORIAL, 6 kilometres north-east of Albert, France
Son of Henry Robert & Annie Crouch, of 27, Blackman Street, Brighton
Husband of Adele Davies (formerly Crouch) of 15, Park Street, Mumbles
(Daniels on the memorial)
Lance Corporal 287, 1st Welsh Guards
Killed in Action aged 25
on 17th October 1915,
Buried at VERMELLES CEMETERY,
Near Bethune, France
DOB - 7 September 1892
Eldest son of Jabez & Jane Daniel,
'Ty-Gwent', Kings Road,
who ran a grocers shop at Castleton Terrace.
Now occupied by Joules Fashion, 59, Newton Road
He joined the Grenadier Guards on September 17th 1914,
and was formerly 19285.
Was one of the first recruits when he enlisted in the
Welsh Guards on its’ formation in 1915
The minister of the Methodist Church said,' he was a young man and faithful servant of the Church, rather reserved and always inclined to look on the more serious side of things.
DAVID Morgan
Private 18662, 6th Cheshire Regiment
Killed in Action aged 24 on 31 July 1917 in the THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES
Remembered on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, (link to CWGC) Ieper, Belgium.
Born: 1893, Aberdare. David had several siblings.
Son of Morgan Richard & Catherine Jane (née Evans) DAVID, of Mary St, Porthcawl. A brewer and wine merchant, from Aberdare. Married in Merthyr Mar qtr 1878. His father died aged 52 in Dec qtr 1903 at Merthyr, Catherine was a widow age 61
DAVIE Donald Hamilton
Private S/12007, 5th Cameron Highlanders
Killed in Action aged 24 on 25th September 1915, at Loos
Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, panel 119 to 124
Born: 1895, Swansea, Birth Registration Swansea Mar qtr 1895 (11a 1053). One of ten children born to Father: George Washington DAVIE a Colliery Owner and agent from Pontypridd and his mother Susan E. from Lanarkshire. The latter may have been behind his decision to join a Scottish Regiment
1901 aged 6 with large family at 210 Eaton Crescent, Swansea
1911 aged 16 at 'Normanhurst', Langland Road Mumbles. His elder brothers were also employed in the coal business. Enlisted 1914.
Brother of Quartermaster Sergeant Davie and Private William Davie, both with the Canadians
'Swansea Battalion,' and ‘Of the Mayals’ are inscribed on the back of the photograph.
We do not have a date of death, place of burial or any other details
He remains undiscovered
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but listed by CWGC as
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Lieutenant, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Hindustan
Died aged 37, After an Operation, 21st January 1918
Chatham Royal Naval Hospital
Buried with Honour at
GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY
Naval 24. 1243.
Husband of Sybil E. H. H. Tyssil-Davies,
of 8, St. Helena Rd., Westbury Park, Bristol
and of Park Villa. Llanstephan.
Son of the Rev. D. S. Davies, Vicar of Llanybri, Carmarthenshire
Left a Widow and 3 Children, Commemorated in Llanstephan Church as John Tyssil Davies
Parents address, Church Park, Mumbles.
John was the brother of the Reverent Latimer Davies, curate of Oystermouth Parish Church.
Private 11851, 1st South Wales Borderers
Killed in Action on 25th January 1915
Age 17 years, born March 1897
Buried with Honour at BROWNS ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT, FRANCE
'Said to be from John Street, Mumbles.'
Reported to have worked as a Coal Miner Hewer, at Tredegar
Mumbles Press 8 April 1915
Reporting the death on 14 March [sic] of Private Thomas Davies, age 18 [sic] of the 1st Bat. S W Borderers, killed at La Bassee. Has been at the front for less than two weeks.
DAVIES Thomas Edward George
2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Killed in Action, Mine Explosion, aged 28 on 27th May 1918 on THE WESTERN FRONT.
‘TEG’ left a widow and child In Portsmouth. Son of the late Rev. T. Davies and Mrs. Davies of Eaton House, Castleton, Mumbles, Pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, West Cross.
His Brother, Major George B. Davies A.S.C., awarded the M.C. in 1918
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Lieutenant William Arthur Shenstone DAVIES served
in the Swansea Battalion (14th Welsh Regiment)
but was wounded 'On Active Service,'
later reenlisting and serving as a Lance Corporal
in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
William, son of James Alfred and Harriet Jane (née Shenstone), Rhondda Street, Swansea. Parents married, Sep qtr 1893, Salford.
William worked at Hafod Copper Works. Father James, was Assistant Manager at the Copper Rolling Mills and later owned Newton Garage, Mumbles. William Married in June 1916
# DAVIES William Arthur Shenstone
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renlisted as L/Cpl. 244953, in Loyal N. Lancashire Regt
KIA aged 24, L/Sgt., 26th October 1917 at POELCAPPELLE
Remembered on TYNE COT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING
His parents were presented with a large framed photograph by the workmen of Hafod Copper Works as a sign of respect.
DAVIS Cecil
Captain, 5th Welsh Regiment
Killed In Action on 27th March 1917 in PALESTINE
Remembered on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, Israel
2nd Lieutenant, 106th Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Died of wounds 7th October 1915, aged 23, born 1892
Died at Boulogne from wounds received in action at Vermelles 27 September 1915 while on observation duty.
'Dennis Ivor Day, the Cambridge stroke, was shot through the eye by a German sniper at Vermelles in September 1915. His parents travelled to France to take him home to St Ives, but he never regained consciousness and died on the journey, aged 23'.
Reported by Nick Clark on The Independent Online on 5 April 2014
Son of George Dennis Day (Solicitor & Town Clerk) and Margaret Jane (Meta) Day of ‘Rheola’ St. Ives, Huntingdonshire. Brother of George Lewis Day 1890-1972 and Gladys Marjorie Day 1894-1984
Buried at the PUBLIC CEMETERY, ST IVES, Huntingdonshire
Brother of Miles 'Jeffrey' Game Day
Brothers, Dennis Ivor & Miles 'Jeffrey' Game DAY
# DAY Miles Jeffrey Game D.S.C.
Flight Commodore, Royal Naval Air Service
Killed in Action aged 21
Remembered on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, Kent
Son of Dennis (Solicitor) and Margaret of ‘Rheola’ St. Ives, Huntingdonshire.
Jeffrey Day, a deceased war poet.
He was commissioned in the R.N.A.S. in 1914.
Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross,
‘For great skill and bravery as a fighting pilot’.
Day was ‘shot down by six German aircraft which he attacked single-handed out to sea.
He hit the enemy and they hit his machine, which burst into flames. . .he nose dived, flattened out and landed on the water. He climbed out of his machine and waved his fellow pilots back to base. . .’
His body was never found
Brother of Dennis Ivor Day
DELVE William James
Corporal R/16115, 10th Kings Royal Rifle Company
Died of Wounds on 5th April 1917 on THE SOMME, France
Buried at PERONNE ROAD, MILITARY CEMETERY, France
Born Oystermouth 1891, he was the only child of William Matthew DELVE a joiner from Barstaple Devon and a local girl Margaret née MICHAEL. Sadly after on 2 years marriage William DELVE senior died leaving Margaret to bring up the five children.
William: born Mumbles, enlisted Swansea
[Margaret had been married previously to Francis (Frank) MORRIS and had four children with him, Anthony Francis , Ethel, Beatrice and Ellen]
The Anzac Area, as defined by the Treaty of Lausanne, is an area of about two square miles, permanently conceded by the Turkish Government in its entirety on account of the number of cemeteries and unlocated graves that it contains
DUCKETT Ernest Arthur
Private, 19657, 9th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Died on 10 August 1915, aged 25
Remembered at 7th FIELD AMBULANCE CEMETERY, Memorial A.61. Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey, east of the Anzac-Suvla road.
Husband of Mrs. Charlotte Ann (née BLAIR, 8, Mons Terrace, Norton. Married 2 Sep 1914 in Cwmamman, Carmarthen
Born, June 1889, Souham, Long Itchington, Warwickshire
1891 Census parents John (agricultural labourer) & Mary DUCKETT in Village Lane, Long Itchington, Warwickshire
His widow married William E HUGHES , in 1917
DUCKETT Frederick William
Private 19739, 9th Welsh Regiment
Died of Wounds aged 18 on 26th September 1915, after THE BATTLE OF LOOS
Buried at CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, France 4 kilometres north-west of Bethune
Born Mumbles, enlisted Barry, living In St Athan.
ELLIOT William
Private No.1924, 1st Welsh Regiment
Killed in Action on 2nd April 1915, Belgium
Buried at LINDENHOEK CHALET CEMETERY, Kemmel, Ypres.
Son of J Elliot 6, Woodland Terrace, Blackpill
EVANS Evan Stanley
Private, 3/8176, 2nd Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Died on 7 February 1915, aged 24
Buried at AUBERS RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY, Aubers, Grave VII.A.11
8 kilometres north of La Bassee, France
Son of Evan Evans, of 51, Woodville Road, Mumbles
Major,
47th Brigade, 14th (Light) Division, B.E.F.
Royal Field Artillery
Killed in Action near Beaurains, near Arras, on 30th March 1917
Age 34
Buried at FAUBOURG D’AMIENS, MILITARY CEMETERY, Arras, France
Commemorated at Malvern: The Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael
Son of the late Revd Henry Milford Faber MA and Mrs Faber of Danby Wiske, Orchard Road
Educated: Malvern College and RMA Woolwich
'In March, 1916, he was promoted Major. He was mentioned in despatches in January 1917. He was spoken of as an exceptionally good Battery Commander.' Malvern College.
FOSTER Donald Llewellyn
Private 2547, 1st Welsh Guards
Killed In Action, by Shell Fire Aged 23, 11th October 1917, YPRES SALIENT, Belgium
Remembered on TYNE COT, MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, Passchendaele,
Son of Tom and Fanny, 24 Woodville Road, Mumbles.
Parents address: 1901 census: 8 Brookland Terrace, Black Pill, Swansea
Employed at Jones & Son, Bakers, Castleton,
Born 1884, Carmarthen, enlisted Nov 1915
Brother of: Mabel Mary b. 1884, Eveline Eliz b. 1890, John H S b. 1892, Ernest Jarsb. 1897
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Signalman Z/1508, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve,
H.M.S. Egmont, ‘M/5’
Killed in Action aged 18 on 11th November 1917
off the coast of PALESTINE
Remembered on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
Son of Mr. & Mrs. H. Frizell, Grocer,
corner of Queens Rd & Woodville Rd.
Frank, looked older than 18 years of age.
The M/5 was sunk, possibly torpedoed, soon after leaving port.
There were a few survivors but Frank was not amongst them, even though he was a strong swimmer.
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Private 29149, A Company,
14th Welsh Regiment , Swansea Battalion
Killed in Action, aged 29 on 10th July 1916,
Born 27 February 1887
MAMETZ WOOD, The Somme, France
Remembered on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, France
Wife Gladys, of George Bank, Southend,
Father of three sons, Tom, Dick and Fred
Son of Samuel Gammon, John Street.
Three 'Mumbles Men' were killed on the same day at Mametz Wood-
John THOMAS, Samuel GAMMON and George WALTERS
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2nd Lieutenant, 105 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died of Wounds aged 29 on 28th October 1916 at BEAUCOURT, The Somme
Buried at BECOURT MIL CEMETERY, France
Husband of Kate Green, of 74, St. Peters Rd., Great Yarmouth.
Son of Thomas Green, of Blackpill, Swansea.
Holder of Distinguished Conduct Medal awarded for conspicuous gallantry to 22489, Sergeant T. Green, for saving three men in shell damaged hut under fire.
GRIFFIN Harold Samuel
Second Lieutenant, 5th Bn. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 9 April 1917, aged 27
Buried at BEAURAINS ROAD CEMETERY, Beaurains, France.
Husband of Margaret L Flanagan (formerly Griffin)
of 11, Kings Road, Mumbles
Private 20935, 6th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
Died of Wounds, Influenza and pneumonia
on 2nd October 1917 in United Kingdom
Buried at KINGTON CEMETERY, Herefordshire
Home, 2, George Bank, Southend.
Born Llantrisant, Glamorgan. Enlisted in Shrewsbury into the Shropshire Yeomanry before transferring Shropshire Light Infantry.
Parents James (a joiner) born about 1859 in Old (village), Radnorshire and Jane from Llanbister, Radnorshire born 1858
Formerly Trooper in Shropshire Yeomanry
Gunner 725681, 108 Battery, 23rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Formerly, 1st Welsh Howitzer Brigade, 53rd Welsh Division, Swansea Castle Artillery
Killed in Action, aged 21 on 3rd September 1918
Buried at ASSEVILLIERS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, The Somme
Only son of Tom & Matilda (née Crowest) GRIFFITHS, Oakland House, Mumbles. Thomas ( a shipping agent, later ore sampler) Parents married in Swansea 16 Mar 1895, St James Church
South Wales Daily Post
Gunner Robert Griffiths, was home on leave only 3 weeks ago, and during his short stay celebrated his 21st birthday.
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Private 38161, 1st Dorset Regiment
Died from the Effects of Gas, Aged 20, 2nd May 1915,
HILL 60, ZWARTELEEN, Belgium
Remembered with Honour on the
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper,.
Son of William and Annie, 3 Park Street, Mumbles.
South Wales Daily Post 4th April 1918
MUMBLES MAN Private Edwin Hammett, Welsh Regiment, son of the Oystermouth Cemetery gravedigger has been wounded, and is now in a base hospital. His brother was killed during the early part of the war.
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Private 27922, 3rd Grenadier Guards
Killed in Action on 27th November 1917
in the BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
Remembered on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING,
Louverval, France.
Talking of the Rood Screen, his only child, Louie Hardy, recalls that,
‘When I was a kid, I went to All Saints Church three times on a Sunday,
I was usually early and I always had to put my finger on my father's name, for luck.’
The Germans buried Harry, but the location was never found.
# HARRIS Richard George more information
Private 296248, 12th Royal Scots Fusiliers
Died, 1st November 1918, France
Buried at LES BARAGUES, MILITARY CEMETERY, Sangatte, Near Calais
Born Brynau Cottage, enlisted Swansea.
Employed as a garden labourer, living with his widowed mother at Bryau Cottage along with two older brothers.
# HARRIS William Henry Signaller 14096, B Company, 9th (Service Battalion) Devon Regiment
Killed in Action aged 28, 30th September 1915
BATTLE OF LOOS, Pas-De-Calais, France
LOOS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING and Dud Corner Cemetery
Situated between Béthune and Lens
Husband of Gertrude née Bond, whose father was Ernest Yong Bond, a chauffeur.
Married at All Saints' on 6th September 1914.
Son of William (Head Gardener) & Mary Alice Harris, of Bradford in the Parish of Pilton, Devon..
Nephew of Samuel Charles & Alice Harris The Dunns, Mumbles.
where he worked prewar, (photo) up to the time of his enlistment
Born c1886, Pilton, Devon, enlisted Swansea.
HILL George
Rifleman 3504, Rifle Brigade
Died of Wounds aged 22 on 16th April 1916 on THE WESTERN FRONT
Buried at ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, France
Son of William and Margaret, 1, Mons Terrace, Norton.
Born Oystermouth, enlisted Swansea.
George Hill was a member of Bethany Baptist Church, West Cross, where there is a plaque to his memory
Private 68128, 11th Cheshire Regiment
Killed in Action, aged 19 on 28th September 1918, France.
Buried at FIFTEEN RAVINE CEMETERY, VILLERS PLOUICH.
Son of Solomon and Ann of DeuDraeth House, Newton.
David was one of ten children.
Solomon was a mariner and 'Cape Horner'
Born Newton, enlisted Swansea and formerly
a gardener in Langland, was formerly, 64499 Welsh Regiment.
His mother Ann, unveiled the Great War Memorial at Southend, Mumbles
noted in our article - Changes to Mumbles Memorial from 1918 to 2007
HIXSON Nicholas
Private No.19687 1st Worcester Regiment
Killed in Action aged 36 on 12th March 1915
Remembered on the LE TOURET MEMORIAL TO THE MISSINGr
Married Lilian (Lily) ARNOLD, from Lancashire, Mar qtr 1909 Swansea. They had two children: Nicholas, b. Mar qtr 1909 & Robert, b. Dec qtr 1910. Living in Oystermouth at 1911 census
Son of Robert & Sarah Hixson of Newton
Born: 9 November 1879 at Newton, enlisted Swansea.
A year later, on 21st February 1916, The South Wales Daily Post reported – MUMBLES SOLDIER’S FATE
Mrs. HIXSON. Nottage Road, Newton, has been advised by the War Office that nothing further having been heard of her husband, Prt. NICHOLAS HIXSON, missing since February, 1915, his death must be presumed. The letter was accompanied by a message of sympathy from Lord Kitchener.
Commemorated on the Oystermouth Council Schools Roll of Honour
Private 29044, 14th Welsh Regiment, The Swansea Battalion
Died of pneumonia, aged 20, on 21st February 1915, while training in Rhyl
Buried at DANYGRAIG CEMETERY, Swansea
He married Mary E CROWLEY in Sep qtr 1912 and Cecil was working for Swansea Harbour Trust as a railway stoker
Born at Somerset Place , Oystermouth Jun qtr 1893, and baptised in 1894, enlisted Swansea
Shipwright 1st Class 132399, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Hawke
Killed in Action aged 53 on 15th September 1914, NORTH SEA
Remembered on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL.
Wife, Vera and two daughters, 56 Woodville Rd.
He received a call immediately war was declared and left at a few hours notice. He was one of 497 men and 26 officers and her captain, who were lost when the ‘HAWKE’ was sunk by a torpedo from the submarine U9.
The Mumbles Press
‘Mr. Hughes first came to Mumbles as a Coastguard and since finishing his time with that service about six years ago, had carried on the trade of a joiner and carpenter.’
One daughter was a local teacher and the logbook records her being given time off after the above events.
HUGHES Walter Edwin Llewellyn
Private 241230,
5/6 Cameronians, Scottish Rifles
Killed in Action aged 23 on 20th May 1917
on THE WESTERN FRONT
Remembered on the ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, France
Parents, Mark and Mary, of Heathfield Staffs.
Lance Sergeant 13658,
10th Welsh Regiment, 1st Rhondda Battalion
Killed in Action aged 23 on 2nd August 1917
at LANGEMARCK, The Ypres Salient
Buried at NEW IRISH FARM, Military CEMETERY, Ypres
Son of Richard and Elizabeth Hullin,
of 19, Westbourne Place, Mumbles.
They had seven daughters and two sons
JAMES John Malcolm
Private 2845, 6th Welsh Regiment, Swansea Rifles, A pre-war Territorial Unit.
Died aged 25 on 17th February 1915 in UNITED KINGDOM
Buried at OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY, Mumbles, Grave E.508
Parents, George and Sarah Annie Maria JAMES 'Ogmore' West Cross
Born 1890 Swansea.
Brother of : Morgan Turberville 1883, Morgan T 1884, Alexander S 1886, Letitia Fanny 1887
Deck Hand 3709/Sd, Royal Naval Reserve,
H.M. Paddle Minesweeper,
QUEEN OF THE NORTH.
Killed in Action by Torpedo aged 26 on 20th July 1917
Buried at NOORDWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY, Netherlands
Wife, Ethel, King Street, Pembroke Dock.
Son of William and Elizabeth, Clifton Terrace.
Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins still had four other sons in the Navy,
William, Harry, Ivor and Ernest. A son-in–law Mr. W. Bullock
was killed some months back.
His brother Ernest was killed on 11 November 1917.
JENKINS Ernest
Deck Hand, DA/16755,
Royal Navy, H.M. Trawler Thuringia
Killed in Action aged 24
on 11th November 1917 off YOUGHAL, IRELAND
Remembered on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Wife, Maisie of Thistleboon House, Mumbles.
Son of William ‘Massie,’ and Lisa Jenkins,
of Clifton Terrace, Southend.
His Parents have lost two other sons and a son-in-law in the conflict.
Brother of Alfred Jenkins
JENKINS Ivor
Private 77431, 15th Welsh Regiment, 38th Welsh Division
(Served: 203866 Pte. Labour Corps, 288100 Pte. Welsh Reg.)
Killed in Action on 8th October 1918
at MORTHO WOOD, France, 2ND BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
Buried at MOULIN-DE-PIERRE, BRITISH CEMETERY
Youngest son, of David & Ann Jenkins, 6, Lansdowne Place, Mumbles.
Ivor: Born: 1890, Height in 1916 5' 9''
Brother of: Dora: b. 1881, Louisa: b. 1883, Katie: b. 1885, David: b. 1887
Medal Roll: Britiah War Medal, Victory Medal
Lance Corporal, Signaler 2324,
11th Rifle Brigade
Killed in Action aged 21
on 16th June 1916 at THE YPRES SALIENT
Buried at VLAMERTINGH BRITISH CEMETERY, Belgium
Wife, Mabel, son of David
and Mary of Forgefield Terrace, Norton,
now 15, Castle Road, Norton.
Niece, Miss Childs, Mumbles.
JONES Benjamin James Sainsbury
Gunner, (Signaller 3184)
Service Number 179625, 494th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died of Nephritis, aged 36, 12th December 1918 in France
Born 2 March 1882
Buried with honour at ST SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France
Grave: ref. S.IV.D.4.
Son of John & Matilda Jones, of 'Newlands,' Upper Church Park, Mumbles, Swansea
The Bakery was at Castleton House, Newton Road, Mumbles
# JONES Thomas Henry Herbert >
Private 024781, 110 Company, Army Ordinance Corps
Died aged 40 on 23rd January 1917 at BASE HOSPITAL, France
Buried at JANVAL CEMETERY, Dieppe, France
Born, Sep qtr 1878, Swansea
Husband of Edith MORRIS, married in Sep 1899, (the daughter of the well known Mumbles butcher William MORRIS).
Father of two young children, Trevor, b, 1904 and Phyllis Myrah, b. 1908 and were just recovering from the death of their firstborn
Tom was the son of late Thomas (& Rachael JONES) Brewer a
It appears he suffered a nervous breakdown and died just 3 weeks after being at the front.
JONES William John
Private 448, 1st Welsh Guards
Died of Wounds on 30th May 1918 in France
Buried at BAGNEUX CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT near Dullens, The Somme
Formerly 22376 Grenadier Guards. One of the first Welsh Guards.
JONES D R Wyndham
Corporal S/2326, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Killed in Action aged 24
on 28th December 1916
Buried at PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE, France
Between Bethune and Lens
Grave: 11.B.9
The only son of Lewis and Sarah Ann Jones, of 1, Beaufort Terrace, Blackpill, Swansea, the Blackpill Postman.
SWDP 12 January 1917
Wyndham worked at the tin sheds on Swansea Docks and joined the colours shortly after the outbreak of war. Some months ago he was invalided home with a bullet would in the leg returning to the front in November [1916]. He was very well known and liked in the district and at one time played for the Mumbles association Football Team.
A letter later received from an officer stated that he had been killed by a German Trench Mortar Shell while leaving the trenches.
Sapper 121224, 73rd Field Company, Royal Engineers
Killed in Action on 12th August 1916 on THE SOMME,
Buried at SERRE RD, NO 2,CEMETERY, Somme, France
Son of Elizabeth and the late Henry George,
of Spring Gardens, West Cross. Enlisted September 1915.
His occupation before the war was a Building Apprentice,
he had served in France for 8mths. One brother is a Sergeant
in the Royal Garrison Artillery who has been in France since Mons.
Bombardier 13426, Royal Field Artillery
Died of Wounds caused by a Shellburst aged 22 on 20th June 1917
ON MESSINES RIDGE
Buried at KLEINE VIERSTRAAT CEMETERY, Kemmel, Belgium
Parents, Thomas and Elizabeth of Village Lane.
In Loving Memory Funeral Card
Short was thy life,
my dearest son,
Be peaceful be thy rest.
Your parents miss you most of all,
Because we love you best.
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