Second World War - British Army - Swansea Men (A)

 

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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Abbey	Kenneth	7889941	Trooper	United Kingdom	4th December 1945		Royal Armoured Corps
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Central Churchyard, Tollcross, Scotland
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section B. Grave 16
Additional Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Ace	George Richard	3972944	Private	Italy	8th February 1944	31	North Staffordshire Regiment	2nd Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Cassino Memorial, Italy
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 10
Additional Information				Son of George and Flossie Ace; husband of Charlotte Ace, of Ystrad, Glamorgan
Marriage Information				June 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Charlotte Bennett
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Ackerman	Henry James	4204981	Private	Burma	2nd August 1943	32	The King’s Regiment (Liverpool)	13th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Rangoon War Memorial, Myanmar
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Special Memorial 9.A.1
Headstone Inscription				Peace, Perfect, Peace
Additional Information				Son of George and Elizabeth Ackerman
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Ackland	Albert Thomas	T/86803	Warrant Officer Class I	Burma	18th September 1943	34	Royal Army Service Corps	18 Divisional Transport Company
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				B1.A.15
Headstone Inscription				Worthy Of Remembrance
Additional Information				Son of William and Mary Ellen Ackland, of Swansea; husband of Ivy Doris, of Brynmill, Swansea
Marriage Information				June 1933, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Ivy Doris Wright
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Ahearne	Lawrence George	1439124	Bombardier	United Kingdom	27th July 1941		Royal Artillery
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section W. Grave 129
Headstone Inscription				R.I.P
Additional Information				Son of Lawrence and Lillian Annie Ahearne, of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Allen	Archibald Walter	4192910	Private	Burma	14th April 1944	22	The King’s Regiment (Liverpool)	13th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				5.D.9
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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Allen	Lawrence Seaward Horace	4209862	Private	Italy	13th October 1943	18	Leicestershire Regiment	2nd/5th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Minturno War Cemetery, Italy
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				VII.F.10
Additional Information				Son of Frederick Allen, and of Abigail Allen, of Plasmarl, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Andrewartha	Douglas John	T/104001	Lance Corporal	At Sea	17th June 1940	21	Royal Army Service Corps
Born		Carmarthenshire			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				La Bernerie-en-Retz Communal Cemetery, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Row A. Grave 19
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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Andrews	Albert Harold	14441589	Fusilier	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	30th July 1944	19	Royal Welch Fusiliers	6th Battalion
Born		Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Bayeux Memorial, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 14. Column 1
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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Andrews	John Thomas	4189183	Fusilier	Burma	18th March 1943	30	Royal Welch Fusiliers	1st Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				12.H.3
Headstone Inscription				Blessed Are The Peacemakers For They Shall Be Called The Children Of God
Additional Information				Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Andrews; husband of Joan Kitty Andrews, of Ashtead, Birmingham
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Anthony	John Henry	4196133	Fusilier	Burma	9th May 1944	25	Royal Welch Fusiliers	1st Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Kohima War Cemetery, India
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				5.E.19
Headstone Inscription				None But Those Who Know Can Tell What Is Parting Without Farewell
Additional Information				Son of Samuel and Margaret Elizabeth Anthon, of Morriston, Glamorgan; husband of Edna Mildred Anthony, of Morriston
Marriage Information				June 1942, West Glamorgan  Wife – Edna Mildred Thomas
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Antonucci	Joseph	3600928	Private	France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40	8th June 1940	20	Border Regiment	4th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Dunkirk Memorial, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Column 62
Additional Information				Son of Francessio and Maria Antonucci, of Gateshead, Co. Durham
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Arnold	Clifford	3971316	Private	Middle East	Between	27	Welch Regiment	1st Battalion
					28th January 1942
					And
					20th May 19412
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Alamein Memorial, Egypt
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Column 63
Additional Information				Son of Richard and Annie Arnold; husband of Mary Arnold, of Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Marriage Information				March 1936, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Mary Jenkins
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Ashdown	Joseph David	2734502	Serjeant	France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40	20th May 1940	23	Welsh Guards	1st Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Dunkirk Memorial, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Column 34
Additional Information				Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Joseph Ashdown, of Swansea; husband of Margaret Jane Ashdown, of Llandyssal, Cardiganshire
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Ashmore	Edward Terence	2733944	Guardsman	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	10th September 1944	29	Welsh Guards	1st Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Leopoldesbrug War Cemetery, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				IV.A.6
Headstone Inscription				The Twenty-Third Psalm “The Lord IS My Shepherd”
Additional Information				Son of Edward and Jessie Olivira Ashmore; husband of Annie Eileen Ashmore, of Bute Docks, Cardiff
Marriage Information				September 1938, Cardiff, Glamorgan  Wife – Annie Eileen Taylor
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Aubrey	Trevor	3910777	Lance Corporal	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	24th September 1944	26	Monmouthshire Regiment	2nd Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Valkenswaard War Cemetery, Netherlands
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.C.10
Headstone Inscription				To Know Him Was To Love Him
Additional Information				Son of Trevor and Katie Aubrey; husband of Gladys Carson Aubrey, of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Austin	David John	2215590	Sapper	United Kingdom	16th October 1939	40	Royal Engineers	332 Company 33 Anti-Aircraft Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				St. Pancras Cemetery, London, Middlesex
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Special Memorial Row 3
Additional Information				Son of George and Letitia Austin; husband of Edith Selina Austin, of Camden Town, London
Marriage Information