Graham Walter Pow – Home Guard, 12th Glamorganshire (Swansea) Battalion
Volunteer Graham Walter Pow – Home Guard, 12th Glamorganshire (Swansea) Battalion Graham Walter Pow was born in 1922 in Swansea , the son of William Pow and Ethel Mary McKay . 1921 Census His early family circumstances are illuminated by the 1921 Census , which records the Pow family residing at 7 St John’s Road, Manselton , the household of Ethel’s parents. At that time, William Pow , aged 24 , born in Jersey , was working as a Fish Merchant , operating on his own account , while his American‑born wife Ethel Mary , aged 21 , undertook Household Duties . This census entry places the young couple within the busy working‑class community of Manselton, surrounded by extended family support. Graham does not appear on the 1939 Register , a common absence for young men whose details were withheld or not captured in civilian schedules. What is known is that he served as a Volunteer with the Home Guard , specifically the 12th Glamorganshire (Swansea) Battalion , one of the units formed to d...
