# ACE George Richard

Private, 3972944, 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment.

Died 8 February 1944, aged 31. Missing in action and presumed died of wounds near Anzio.

Remembered on Panel 10, CASSINO MEMORIAL, Italy, south-east of Rome.

Husband of Charlotte Ace (née Bennett) of Ystrad, Glamorgan, Son of George

and Flossie (née Rowe) Ace, Father of Colin (b.1935), Derek (1941), Gloria (1943).

ALEXANDER Adam Ronald

Sergeant Pilot, 1018217, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve.

Died 8 March 1942, aged 25 on Active Service in the Middle East.

Buried in Grave 8.D.9. at KHARTOUM WAR CEMETERY, Sudan.

Son of James and Margaret Alexander, of Newton.

ARNOLD Clifford 

Private 39713616 1st Bn. Welch Regiment 

Died Wednesday 18 January 1942, Age 27

CWGC records show that he died between 28 Jan 1942 & 20 May 1942 

Lost at sea from an enemy Prisoner of War Ship.

Comemorated with Honour on the ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Col 63

BASSETT Goronwy Amman

Flight Sergeant, 930637, 644 Squadron. Royal Air Force

Died 24 April 1945, aged 34. Lost over Norway, crashed into lake during a re-supply drop.

Remembered on Panel 270 at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.

Husband of Georgia Mary Bassett, West Cross, Swansea; Son of Evan & May Bassett.

BEVAN Derek Charles

Aircraftsman 2, 1423842, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve.

Died 22 August 1942, aged 19 on Active Service at Cranwell, Lincolnshire.

Buried in section N. Grave 68 at

OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY, Mumbles, Swansea, (photo)

Son of Charles and Jenny Bevan of Mumbles.

# BOWEN Walter Henry

Distinguished Service Cross.

Chief Engineer, Royal Naval Transport. Sunk by mine while on a vital supply mission to Malta.

Died 2 May 1941, aged 65, Lost at sea from S.S. Parracombe (London).

Remembered on the MERCHANT SEAMEN MEMORIAL 1939-1945, Swansea.

Husband of Sarah Ann Bowen, whose business was at 458, Mumbles Road.

 # BOWEN Geoffrey Hugh

Flying Officer, 161261, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

Died 13 May 1944, aged 22 on Active Service, in a flying accident at Melton Mowbray.

Buried in Sec. B. Grave 10 at OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY, Swansea.

Son of Percival and Mary A. Bowen, of West Cross, Swansea.

BUTLER Frank William

Corporal, 529750, Royal Air Force &.Fleet Air Arm.

Died 17 January 1941, aged 24. Lost at Sea.

Remembered on Panel 55 at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.

Son of G. W. and Elizabeth Butler, of Mumbles.

CHIVERS William Douglas

Private, 6105361, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

Died 31 July 1947, aged 24.

Remembered on Panel L.H. at PONTYPRIDD CREMATORIUM, Glyntaff Pontypridd.

Son of William James and Theresa Ethel Chivers, of Langland, Swansea.

# COODE Edward Higgson

Chief Steward, Merchant Navy, on S.S. Empire Gull (London)

Died 13 December 1942, aged 41. Lost at Sea, torpedoed and sunk by U.177.

Remembered on the

MERCHANT SEAMEN MEMORIAL 1939-1945, Swansea.

husband of Aileen Coode, of Mumbles;

son of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Coode.

COOPER Madeline Alice   click for more photos

Chief Wren, P/WRNS/6093, Womens Royal Naval Service.

Died 20 August 1941, Aged 31. Lost at Sea from H.M.S. President II.

Remembered on Panel 61, Column 2 at PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.

Daughter of Sydney William and Alice Harriet Cooper of Mumbles.

DAVID Lyndon Fabian

Lance Corporal, T/81938, 15th Battalion Welch Regiment.

Died 9 November 1943, aged 25 on Active Service at Sully Hospital.

Buried in Section O. Grave 355 at OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY

Son of Clifford Fabian David and Lily May David of Sketty, Swansea.

DAVIES Alfred Edward

Writer 1st, Naval Auxilliary Personnel (Merchant Navy). Served with HMS Mersey (1914).

Died 25 October 1945, aged 58. His ship was a new type of specialist shore-bombardment ship.

Buried in Sec. 5 C of Coll. grave 37 at LIVERPOOL (ANFIELD) CEMETERY.

Husband of Ada Louise Davies, of Mumbles; son of Thomas Abel and Eleanor Davies.

DUGGAN Thomas Dennis

Sergeant Navigator, 1004177, R.A.F. Bomber Command, in Lancaster LL863 of 101 Squadron.

Died 1 July 1944, aged 21. Lost over Massay, France supporting the Normandy offensive.

Buried in Mil. Plot. Row D. Grave 1.,

ST. DOULCHARD COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Cher, France

Home, ‘St. David's’, Rotherslade Road, Langland.

EVANS William Evan

Boatswain, Merchant Navy

Died 14 April 1942, aged 37.

Lost at sea from S.S. Empire Amethyst (Middlesborough).

Remembered on the

MERCHANT SEAMEN MEMORIAL 1939-1945, Swansea.

Husband of Evelyn Evans of Mumbles.

GAMMON Ernest

Gunner, 1062872, 72nd Field Regt. Royal Artillery.

Died 18 December 1943, aged 36 in a Prisoner of War camp in Germany.

Buried in Grave 11. A. 1 at BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Charlottenburg, Germany.

GEORGE Oswald Edgar

Lieutenant, 168140, Royal Army Ordinance Corps.

Died 5 July 1941, aged 36. Lost at Sea en route for the Gold Coast.

Remembered on Panel 18, Column 3 at BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL, Surrey.

Husband of E. George, of Didcot, Berkshire; son of Edgar and Kathleen George.

GREGORY Herbert George

Gunner, C/JX178683, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Intrepid.

Died 26 September 1943. Lost at sea & his ship was sunk by aircraft in Leros Harbour, Greece.

Remembered on Panel 69, Column 1 at CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent.

HAINES George Charles Percival

Flight Sergeant, 550956, R.A.F. Bomber Command, flew Blenheim V.5634 of 82 Squadron.

Died 21 October 1941. Lost off the Dutch coast,10 miles from Ijmuiden, after attacking convoy.

Remembered on Panel 36 at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.

Son of Major and Mrs. P.A. Haines, of Langland, Swansea.

HAMMETT Harry

Gunner, 173783, 179 Battery,

59 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.

Died 3 July 1943, aged 37 on Active Service.

Buried in Grave 9. K. 6 at KIRKEE WAR CEMETERY, India. - Far East

Husband of W. Hammett, of Cadoxton,

Barry, Glamorgan; son of Mrs. A. R. Hammett.

HUNT Alexander Percival

Leading Seaman Gunner, d/jx138336, Royal Navy.

Died 10 April 1940, aged 23

Lost at sea from H.M.S.Hardy at Narvick.

Remembered on Panel 37, Column 1 at PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, The Hoe, Devon.

Son of Thomas and Gladys Hunt of Mumbles.

HUNT William Warnock

Able Seaman, Merchant Navy.

Died 13 Nvember 1944 on Active Service, of Dysentery and buried near Naples.

JENKINS Laurence David Military Medal

Corporal, 7888942, Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps.

Died 15 September 1944, aged 24 of wounds at Ancona, in the locality of Tavernelle, Italy.

Buried in Grave IV. A. 18 at ANCONA WAR CEMETERY, Italy.

Son of Frederick William and Mary Jenkins of Mumbles

# JONES George Leeson

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.

MANNING Philip Witheridge

Trooper, 7912029, 11th Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps.

7 August 1941, aged 27. Killed in Action at Sollum,
12 kilometres from the Libyan border

Buried at HAFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY, Egypt.  
in Section 15. C. 4. 

Husband of Freda May Manning of Launceston;

son of Phillip John and Anne Ethel Manning.

McDONALD John Lachlan

Gunner, 1704562, with the 64 Lt. A.A.Bty., 

4 H.A.A Regt., Royal Artillery, W. African Force. 

Died 30 October 1942, aged 30. Lost at sea near Madeira, from S.S. President Doumer. 

Remembered with Honour on Panel 3, Col. 2 at BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL, Surrey. 

Husband of Edna May McDonald, 91, Castle Road, Mumbles; son of Mr. & Mrs. R. McDonald.

Father of Marion Garnett.

McKAY Archibald Robert

Gunner, 1832786, 205 Battery, 84 Light A.A. Regiment. Royal Artillery.

Died 17 December 1942, aged 34 on Active Service in Tulloch Castle Hospital, Scotland.

Buried in Section N. Grave 118 at OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY, Swansea.

Husband of Ethel McKay, of Clydach, Swansea; son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. McKay.

# MORRIS Dora Mary (Molly)

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 for the extra information revealed on her page # above

In addition, her niece, Diane, has added more information and photos

 # MORGAN Ieuan Anthony

Flying Officer, 187828, R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve

Died 17 May 1945

Reported Missing on Active Service, over the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal [1] - Far East

Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial, Column 448

An article was publiched in the SW Evening Post on 14 Feb 2011, which is shown on his page

MORIARTY John Hickson Gordon

Pilot Officer, 135694, Royal Air Force.

Died 5 February 1943, aged 21. Killed whilst flying at Sacremento California U.S.A.

Buried Pt. 4. Row 42. Grave 110. at SACREMENTO (EAST LAWN) CEMETERY, California.

Son of John Hickson and Margaret Moriarty of Mumbles, Swansea.

MORISON Henry Gordon Norman Distinguished Flying Medal

Sergeant Pilot, 966010, 42 Sqdn. Royal Air Force, Coastal Command.

Based at R.A.F.Leuchars Scotland.

Died 13 August 1941. Lost over the coast of Norway, whilst on air operations.

Son of Ralph Gordon and Bertha Morison, of Langland, Swansea

Remembered on Panel 48 at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.

OWEN Arthur 

British Empire Medal.

Corporal, 539040, No1 Radar Unit R.A.F.

Died 7 November 1944, aged 34. Reported missing on Active Service, crossing the Channel.

Remembered with Honour on Panel 241 at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.

Husband of Florrie Margaret Doreen Owen: son of Thomas & Winifred Owen also of Mumbles. 

PEARCE Herbert Wilfred Deane

Seaman, D/SSX23603, H.M.S.Diamond, Royal Navy.

Died 27 April 1941, Lost at Sea, his ship was sunk by aircraft, during evacuation from Greece. Buried in 23. C. 17. at PHALERON WAR CEMETERY, Greece, south-east of Athens.

PHILLIPS Alfred Hedley

Second Engineer Officer, on S.S. British Emperor (London), M.N.

Died 7 May 1941, aged 36. Lost at sea, whilst a POW on a German ship in the Indian Ocean.

Remembered on the MERCHANT SEAMEN MEMORIAL 1939-1945, Swansea.

Husband of Jean Phillips of Whitley Bay, Northumberland

PHILLIPS Chris George

Corporal, 285437, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

Died 14 July1945, aged 43.

Buried in Sec X. Grave 96 at SWANSEA (DANYGRAIG) CEMETERY.

Husband of Ellen May Phillips of Mumbles; son of David and Margaret Phillips of Swansea.

QUIRK John

Private, 14635763, 2nd. Battalion. Border Regiment.

Died 23 February 1945, aged 20. Killed in Action in Burma.

Buried in Grave 18. J. 6. at TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar, Yangon (Rangoon). - Far East

Son of John Ernest and Rose Ellen Quirk of Swansea

Photo: Helen Rees

RADFORD Cyril William

Rifleman, 13016235, 9th. Battalion (1st Bn. The Tower Hamlets Rifles) Rifle Brigade.

Died 13 June 1942, aged 33. of wounds in the Middle East.

Remembered on Col. 74 at ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt, which commemorates 8,500.

Husband of Hannah Maria Radford of Sketty, Swansea; son of Arthur E. and Edith E. Radford.

RIDEOUT Arthur

Private, S/260817, Royal Army Service Corps.

Died 24 August 1943, aged 21 on Active Service in North Africa.

Bone was occupied by Allied Forces on 12, November 1942, & became an important port.

Buried with Honour, Grave III. D. 14. at BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABAA, Algeria.

Son of Thomas and Evelyn Rideout of Mumbles.

ROBERTS John Meredith

Pilot Officer, 176514, 158 Sqdn., R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve

Died Thursday 24 May 1944, age 22

Lost over Aachen Germany during air operations

Buried with honour at RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Grave 5.D.2

Inscription

'AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM'

Son of John Meredith Roberts and Eveline Jane Roberts of Mumbles, Swansea, Glamorgan

ROSSER Leighton Howell

L/Aircraftsman, 1255740, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

Died 12 October 1943, aged 20.

On Active Service at Kamburi, Thailand, situated 129k from Bangkok, the site of a POW 'staging camp' for the notorious Burma-Siam Railway.

Buried with Honour, Grave 2. A. 62., KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. - Far East

Son of John and Olive Rosser, of Mumbles.

SIMS Andrew Edward

Fight Sergeant (Nav.), 1653048, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

Died 4 May 1945, aged 20.

Navigator of a de Havilland Mosquito which crashed near Whitland.

Buried with Honour, Sec. M. Grave 56 at OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY, Swansea.

Headstone inscription:

'SO DEARLY LOVED, SO DEARLY MISSED'

Son of Martha Y. Sims of Caswell Bay, Mumbles.

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.

SMITH Frederick John

Sapper, 1922933, served with 295 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers.

Died 23 October 1942, aged 22. Killed in Action at El Alamein.

Remembered on Column 51 at ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt, 150 miles west of Cairo.

Son of John Henry and Janet Gwendoline Mary Smith of Mumbles. Brother of Diana.

STAINTON William

Gunner, 1811768, served with 9 Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery.

Died 5 March 1943, aged 26 on Active Service in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp.

Had been captured in Malaya.

Remembered on Column 31 on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. - Far East

Son of Thomas and Rubenia Stainton, of Mumbles Road, Mumbles.

STEVENS Charles Henry

Driver, T/67071, served with 73 General Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps.

Died 4 May 1944, aged 31 on Active Service in Italy. Bara was a supply base & hospital.

Buried with Honour XIV. C. 14. at BARI WAR CEMETERY, Italy.

Husband of Mary Janet Stevens of Mumbles; son of Charles Henry and Lillian Maud Stevens.

SULLIVAN Frederick Ronald

Electrical Artificer, D/MX 51308, served aboard H.M.S. Orion, Royal Navy.

Died 26 May 1941, aged 22. Killed in Action at sea, when the ship was bombed

Remembered on Panel 54, Column 3 at PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, The Hoe, Devon

Son of George Thomas Sullivan and Amy Sullivan of Mumbles.

TANCOCK Donald James

Corporal, 4205267, 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).

Died 8 February 1945, aged 32 on Active Service in Western Europe.

Buried in Grave 58. C. 15. at REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Germany.

THOMAS David Cyril

Trooper, 7916942, 8th Hussars Tank Regiment. serving with Royal Dragoons, R.A.C.

Died 7 January 1943, aged 33. Killed in Action at El Alamein, a last stand for the Allies.

Remembered with Honour on Column 16 at ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt.

Husband of Eira Mary Thomas of Accmb, York; son of Daniel Anthony & Edith Thomas.

THOMAS Percy George

Second Steward, M.V. Glenmoor (London), Merchant Navy.

Died 27 November 1940, aged 17. Lost at sea, torpedoed off Irish Coast by submarine U103.

Remembered on Panel 52 at TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London.

THOMAS Randal Frederick

Messroom Steward, Merchant Navy.

Died 20 April 1940, Age 18. Lost at sea from S.S.Empire Endurance (Middlesborough).

Remembered with Honour on Panel 40 at TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London.

Son of William Bertram and Agnes Thomas of Mumbles

WILLIAMS Daniel

C.S.M., 3956659, 115 Battalion, Welch Regiment. Serving as Warrant Officer Class II.

Died 2 July 1944, age 34. Reported Missing at Caen, France.

Remembered on Panel 15, Column 3. at BAYEUX MEMORIAL, Calvados, France.

Husband of Elaine Williams of Mumbles; son of William and Hannah Williams.

WILLIAMS John William

Sapper, 2070542, 282 Field Coy, Royal Engineers.

7 April 1941, age 21.

Buried in Section G. Grave 63 at OYSTERMOUTH CEMETERY, Swansea.

Son of William Evans and Bessie Annie Williams, of Mumbles.

WILLIAMS Stephen Rees

Sergeant, 1487526, 64 Lt. A.A. Bty., 4 H.A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery, West African Force.

Died 30 October 1942, age 39. Reported missing presumed killed in action at sea.

Remembered on Panel 2, Column 3 at BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL, Surrey.