Gower Roll of Honour
List of Gower men, who lost their lives during the First World War.
A following blog, has the 1901 & 1911 Census records of the men below
|
Surname |
Christian Names |
Rank |
Service Number |
Date of Death |
Type of Casualty |
Theatre of War |
Age |
Regiment/ Battalion |
Cemetery/ Memorial |
Cemetery/ Memorial Ref |
Born |
Resident |
Enlisted |
|
Beynon |
Edgar |
Private |
60298 |
18th June 1917 |
Died of Wounds |
Western European Theatre |
24 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion |
Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France |
III.L.13 |
Park Mill, Gower, Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Lewis |
John |
Private |
15134 |
19th January 1917 |
Died of Wounds |
Western European Theatre |
38 |
Welsh Regiment, 1st/6th Battalion |
Etretat Churchyard Extension, France |
I.B.18 |
Gower, Swansea, Glamorgan |
Cwmtillery, Monmouthshire |
Abertillery, Monmouthshire |
|
Pragnell |
Edward Clark |
Rifleman |
R/12680 |
15th September 1916 |
Killed in Action |
Western European Theatre |
20 |
King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 8th Battalion |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2, France |
XXXIII.D.1 |
Gower, Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Rees |
Glyn |
Private |
266356 |
30th November 1917 |
Died of Wounds |
Western European Theatre |
26 |
Welsh Regiment, 6th Battalion |
Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium |
VI.AA.20 |
Gower, Swansea, Glamorgan |
Penclawdd, Glamorgan |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Richards |
Robert John |
Sergeant |
62 |
10th September 1916 |
Killed in Action |
Western European Theatre |
|
Welsh Guards, 1st Battalion |
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, France |
Collective grave 9.E.10-15 |
Gower, Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Shepherd |
Stanley James |
Private |
17531 |
23rd October 1918 |
Killed in Action |
Western European Theatre |
24 |
Welsh Regiment, 2nd Battalion |
Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, France |
VI.C.1 |
Gower, Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Wheale |
John |
Private |
17466 |
10th July 1916 |
Killed in Action |
Western European Theatre |
19 |
Welsh Regiment, 14th Battalion |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
Pier and Face 7A and 10A |
Gower, Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Williams |
John |
Private |
5977 |
16th May 1915 |
Killed in Action |
Western European Theatre |
37 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion |
Le Touret Memorial, France |
Panel 13 and 14 |
Gower, Swansea, Glamorgan |
|
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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