Leyshon Elwyn Jones – Royal Artillery, 73 Field Regiment
Gunner Leyshon Elwyn Jones – Royal Artillery, 73 Field Regiment Early Life and Family Background Leyshon Elwyn Jones was born in 1917 in Swansea, the son of Leyshon Evans Jones and Susan Prance Price , who had married in the town in 1914. 1921 Census The 1921 Census records the Jones family living at 5 Pleasant Row, Brynhyfryd , where Leyshon Evans, aged twenty‑six, worked as a furnace man at the Richard Thomas & Co. Steel and Tinplate Works . Susan, aged twenty‑seven, managed the household. Their children— William H. I. , aged six; Leyshon Elwyn , aged four; and Betty , aged one—completed the family. The census offers a clear picture of a young Brynhyfryd household rooted in Swansea’s tinplate industry and early family life. 1939 Register 1939 Register – Life in Pleasant Row The 1939 Register shows the family still living at 5 Pleasant Row . Leyshon Evans was employed in the bus service (PSV) , while Susan continued to manage the home. Their son Leyshon Elwyn , now an adult,...
