Murton Methodist Church Bishopston Roll of Honour
Murton Methodist Church,
ROLL OF HONOUR
To The Memory of The Brave Men
of Bishopston & Murton
Who died serving their King or Queen & Country
SOUTH AFRICAN ANGLO BOER WAR 1898-1902
Corpl Stephen JONES; Oldway Farm, Age 21, buried Heilbron (SA) 26 Jan 1902
'To the Glory of God and in memory of the men of this Parish
who fell in the Great War 1914-1919'.
Gors Cottage, Caswell. Flying Corps France, 18th Jan 1916, aged 19 years.
Buried with Honour at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille in France,
(Corrected errors of middle name, Date Of Death & age).
named 'Richard C. JENKINS' on Bishopston & Murton Memorials]Corpl John (Jack) LLOYD
Bishopston, 1st Bn. The Welsh Regt. 15th Sept 1915, aged 22 years.
Buried with Honour Festubert.
Lance Corpl Stanley JONES
Murton, 9th Bn. Devonshire Regt. 30th Sept 1915, aged 23 years.
Buried with Honour Loos France.
[Date of Death corrected for both of the JONES brothers, as they were not killed on the same day, as inscribed on this memorial]
Pte Thom JONES
(Brother to the above)
Murton, 9th Bn. Devonshire Regt. 22nd October 1915, aged 19 years.
Buried with Honour Loos France.
Pte Gerald Raynes HAIGH
Pyle, The Kings Royal Rifles, 10th Oct 1916, aged 36 years
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme.
Pte Walter J LLOYD
Post Office Bishopston, 10th Bn. Cheshire Regt. 26th April 1918, aged 18 years
Pte David SPARKS
Kittle, 14th Bn. The Welsh Regt. 8th August 1918, aged 25 years
Lance Corpl G. D. MORGAN
Murton, 2nd Bn. The Welsh Regt. 24th October 1914, aged 36 years
SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
Major Ronald Lionel CROUCH, MC. DCO >.
Pyle, 75 Anti-Tank Reg. Royal Artillery, 26 June 1945, Age 28, Overloon Cemetery, Netherlands
Sgt. Anthony William VIVIAN BA >,
Chantry Acre, 227 Sqn, RAF, 6 Sept 1942, age 21, Malta Memorial
Reigate Lane, 201 Sqn. RAF, 21 Dec 1941, age 22. Bishopston,St Teilo Churchyard
Murton, Royal Engineers, 18 Nov 1945, age 32. Bishopston, St Teilo Churchyard
Flt. Lieut. George Leeson JONES >
Long Ash Farm, Bishopston. 207 Sqn, RAF Bomber Command, 15/16 Jul 1944, France
[corrected middle name:- also named on other memorials in Blackpill and Mumbles]
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Further Information:
2nd Lieut. Richard Borlase JENKINS; Flying Corps France, Born 21st August 1896 at Swansea Nationality: BritishEnlisted South Wales Borderers, No. 1597Flying Certificate taken on Maurice Farman Biplane at Military School, Farnborough on 5th August 1915Died of Wounds 17th (18th) Jan 1916, aged 20 yearsParents: Charles Griffiths, solicitor & Maud Jenkins.
Richard had one brother & three sisters
No. 13742 Corpl John (Jack) LLOYD; Bishopston, 1st Bn. The Welsh Regt. 15th (25th CWGC) Sept 1915, aged 22 years
(CWGC records that at the time he was with the 9th Bn.)
Buried with Honour at Browns Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France. Grave W/F 11.
Bishopston men in 1915
Written on the rear of the photo -
Left to right, back row:
Alfred Davies, Stanley Jones (killed), Sam Griffiths, Highway Farm, Albert (?) and Tom Watkins, Vineyard.
Front row:
Tom Jones (killed), Hubert Jones, Long Ash, John Richards
Bishopston Memorial on Murton Green Road
'For your tomorrow we gave our today'
In Memory of all those from the community who have died in conflict
Although it is outside of the Mumbles & Oystermouth Parish, we are recording research from Bishopston Parish
because early in our research, it was discovered that Oystermouth Council School Roll of Honour,
(published in The South Wales Daily Post, 3 March 1916) included Lance Corpl. Stanley JONES,
who was not listed on All Saints' Church Great War Memorial, but attended school in Oystermouth.
It was soon revealed that he was named on the memorial at Murton Methodist Church.