Alwyn Rees Owen – Royal Artillery
Sapper Alwyn Rees Owen – Royal Artillery Early Life and Family Background Alwyn Rees Owen was born in 1915 , at Brecon, Breconshire , the son of Lewis Owen and Margaret Eleanor Evans . 1921 Census By the time of the 1921 Census , the family were living at 6 Cromer Street, Abercwmboi, Aberdare . Lewis, aged 45 , worked as a Labourer Underground , while Margaret, aged 38 , undertook the household duties. Their children were Idwal (9) , Alwyn Rhys (6) , Ivor (4) , and Emrys (2) . Also present in the home was a lodger, Robert Daniel Edwards , aged 44 , reflecting the common practice of mining families taking in boarders to supplement income. 1939 Register Working Life Before the War By the 1939 Register , Alwyn was living at 13 Abercwmboi, Aberdare , where he worked as a Coal Mine Hewer Below , a demanding and physically punishing occupation deep underground. His younger brother Emrys , also present in the household, was employed as a Colliery Engineman Below , showing the family’s conti...
