Oystermouth Council School Roll of Honour

Oystermouth Council School

Extracts from Local School logbooks

and research on Murton Methodist Church 1914 -1918 Great War Memorial

Oystermouth Council School

Roll of Honour

The South Wales Daily Post, 3 March 1916

Corporal Arthur DAVIES

Lance Corpl. Stanley JONES (photo below)

Sapper Thomas JONES (photo below)

Pte. Thomas DAVIES

Pte. William HAMMETT

Pte. Nicholas HIXON

Pte. Thomas JONES

Pte. Henry PATON

Pte. William YOUNG

Bishopston men in 1915

Written on the rear of the photo is-

Left to right, back row: Alfred Davies, Stanley Jones (killed), Sam Griffiths, Highway FarmAlbert (?) and Tom Watkins, Vineyard.

Front row: Tom Jones (killed), Hubert Jones, Long Ash, John Richards

Stanley & Tom Jones were brothers

Recollections-

One Sunday evening Stanley Jones tried to persuade other young men to enlist with him and, sadly, succeeded with his younger brother Tom who was under age for enlistment in the army but neverthless signed on. They were both in the same unit, and Stanley was killed on September 30th 1915, and his brother Tom, almost a month later, on 22 October 1915.

The tragedy caused a little confusion and inacurate reports were published, unfortunatly, these claimed that the brothers were killed on the same day, which later proved to be unfounded. This information is being shared, so that the local records are corrected.

Their names are recorded, together with the names of others who gave their lives, on the Roll of Honour in Murton Chapel.

1901 census found them living at Parkmill, father Samuel Jones born in Swansea in 1870.

(details from Pam Evans and the 'team.'

Oystermouth Council School

Roll of Honour

The Mumbles Press, 4 March 1920 -

Edited cutting-

Saint David's Day was celebrated in Oystermouth Council School with song, recitation and dramatic impersonation.

Mr. A L Davies, Headmaster, read out the

Roll of Honour containing 26 names,

which was crowned with a laurel wreath by Trevor Sanders.

Oystermouth Council School

Extracts from the logbook

copyright West Glamorgan Archive

Oystermouth Council School

Cambrian Daily Leader, 5 July 1916

Headmaster, teachers and scholars of Oystermouth Council School are delighted with having won a prize in the recent Day Schools Allotment Competition, 4th best for Swansea & District.

Cambrian Daily Leader, 15 November 1916

Oystermouth Council Day School.

Scholars are to knit comforts for the soldiers. Roger Beck is providing the wool. Teachers and children are very enthusiastic.

The National School Logbook, Dunns Lane, Mumbles

11 November 1919 copyright West Glamorgan Archive

Dunns School, Mumbles