David Alfred Roberts – Welsh Regiment, 2/5th Battalion
Private David Alfred Roberts – Welsh Regiment, 2/5th Battalion Early Life and Family Background Alfred Roberts and Martha Davies marriage certificate St John‑juxta‑Swansea David Alfred Roberts was born in 1917 in Swansea , the son of Alfred Roberts and Martha Davies , who married in 1906 at St John‑juxta‑Swansea . The Roberts family were part of the working communities of Brynhyfryd, where coal mining and large households shaped everyday life. 1921 Census – Eaton Road, Brynhyfryd 1921 Census In the 1921 Census , the Roberts family were living at 51a Eaton Road, Brynhyfryd, Swansea . Alfred, aged 33, worked as a Coal Miner Hewer for the Pentre Colliery Co. , while his wife Martha, aged 34, kept the home. Their children present were Gladys , 13; Rosina , 12; Lilly , 10; John Henry , 9; Edna , 7; Margaret , 5 — all attending school — and David Alfred , aged 3. The census reflects a busy, close‑knit household typical of Brynhyfryd in the early twentieth century. 1939 Register L...
