William Alfred Mallam – Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division
Leading Seaman William Alfred Mallam – Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division William Alfred Mallam was born in 1897 in Swansea , the son of Percy Boyen Mallam and Martha Ann Kingdon , who had married in 1890 in Swansea. His early childhood unfolded in the rural and industrial districts of Trewyddfa and Landore, shaped by farm labour, municipal work, and the close‑knit family life typical of turn‑of‑the‑century Swansea. Family Life 1901 Census The 1901 Census records the Mallam family living at Trewyddfa Farm, Swansea , where Percy B. Mallam , aged 32, worked as a General Labourer on the farm , and his wife Martha Ann , aged 33 and born in Cardiff, managed the home. Their children — Lauh M. , 9; Sarah A. , 6; William (recorded as Alfred W. ), 4; and Luther G. , 2 — formed a young family rooted in the agricultural fringe of the Lower Swansea Valley. 1911 Census By the 1911 Census , the family had moved to 18 Evans Terrace, Landore , where Percy , now 42...
