Second World War - British Army - Swansea Men (R)
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Radford |
Cyril William |
13016231 |
Rifleman |
Middle East |
13th June
1942 |
33 |
Rifle Brigade |
9th (1st
Battalion, The Tower Hamlets Rifles) Battalion |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Alamein Memorial Egypt |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Column 74 |
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Additional Information |
Son of Arthur E. and Edith E. Radford; husband of
Hannah Maria Radford, of Sketty, Swansea |
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Marriage Information |
June 1937, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Hannah Maria Davies |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rand |
Henry Thornton |
1897559 |
Sapper |
France and Belgium
Campaign 1939/40 |
11th June
1940 |
30 |
Royal Engineers |
51 Divisional Postal
Section |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Dunkirk Memorial, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Column 27 |
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Additional Information |
Husband of R. M. Rand |
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Marriage Information |
September 1936, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Rachel M. Morgan |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rawle |
Sidney |
3977338 |
Sapper |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
7th January
1945 |
21 |
Royal Engineers |
241 Field Company |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Brunssum War Cemetery, Netherlands |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Joint Grave V.218-219 |
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Additional Information |
Husband of R. M. Rand |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Redburn |
Joseph Charles |
860871 |
Gunner |
United Kingdom |
1st October
1942 |
24 |
Royal Artillery |
9 Heavy Battery |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
St. Peter Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Section S.E.B. Grave 96 |
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Headstone Inscription |
One Of The Dearest Sons One Of The Best God Grant Him Eternal Rest |
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Additional Information |
Son of William H. Redburn and Ann Redburn, of
Greenhill, Swansea |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Reed |
Albert Stanley |
3966175 |
Private |
At Sea |
7th August
1944 |
26 |
Army Catering Corps |
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Attached |
Attached |
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Royal Engineers |
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Born |
Merthyr Tydfil |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Bayeux Memorial, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Panel 19. Column 1 |
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Additional Information |
Son of John Albert and Lucy Reed; husband of Lillian
Reed, of Danygraig, Swansea |
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Marriage Information |
January 1938, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Agnes L. Morris |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Reid |
Wilfred Martin Hennessey |
2693200 |
Sapper |
France and Belgium Campaign
1838/40 |
Between |
31 |
Royal Engineers |
246 Field Company |
1st June 1940 |
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And |
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2nd June 1940 |
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Born |
London |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Dunkirk Memorial, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Column 27 |
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Additional Information |
Son of Stuart and Jenny Reid; husband of E. C. Reid,
of Brynhyfryd, Swansea |
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Marriage Information |
October 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Edith C. Hatch |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
Bernard |
2328265 |
Signalman |
Middle East |
28th April
1941 |
21 |
Royal Corps of Signals |
3 Left of Communications Signals |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Athens Memorial, Greece |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Face 4 |
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Additional Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
Clifford |
14416501 |
Private |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
4th May 1945 |
20 |
South Wales Borderers |
2nd Battalion |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Hamburg Cemetery, Germany |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
2A.F.14 |
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Headstone Inscription |
In Memory’s Garden We Meet Every Day |
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Additional Information |
Son of Fanny Rees, of Llansamlet, Glamorgan |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
Desmond Hayes |
3969419 |
Private |
North Africa |
23rd October
1943 |
29 |
Hampshire Regiment |
5th Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
4.J.15 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Peacefully Sleeping Free From Pain In God’s Own Time We Shall Meet Again. Margie |
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Additional Information |
Son of Benjamin and Edith Rees; husband of Margaret
Hannah Rees, of Aberavon, Port Talbot, Glamorgan |
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Marriage Information |
September 1942, Neath, Glamorgan Wife – Margaret Hannah Bartholomew |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
Edgar Thomas |
3966112 |
Gunner |
Italy |
17th December
1944 |
28 |
Royal Artillery |
14 Light Anti-Aircraft
Regiment |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Forli War Cemetery, Italy |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
I.C.23 |
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Headstone Inscription |
He Lies Where He Fell Far Away From Me I Cannot Plant His Grave With Flowers Of Memory |
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Additional Information |
Son of David and Sarah Rees; husband of Iris Maud Rees, of Plas Marl, Glamorgan |
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Marriage Information |
December 1942, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Iris Maud Hughes |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
Frederick George |
2358454 |
Signalman |
West Africa |
4th March 1945 |
37 |
Royal Corps of Signals |
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
King Tom Cemetery, Freetown, Sierra Leone |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
5.A.2 |
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Additional Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
Idris Reinallt |
5955738 |
Fusilier |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
4th August
1944 |
29 |
Royal Scots Fusiliers |
6th Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Bayeux War Cemetery, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
XX.A.6 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Sadly Missed But Never Forgotten |
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Additional Information |
Son of Phillip John and Elizabeth Rees; husband of
Hilda Eleanor Maria Rees, of Llanrhaiadr, Denbighshire |
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Marriage Information |
December 1940, Ruthin, Denbighshire Wife – Hilda Eleanor Maria Roberts |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
John Henry |
3973245 |
Private |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
12th August
1944 |
32 |
South Lancashire
Regiment |
1st Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
VIII.A.8 |
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Headstone Inscription |
He Died For Those He Loved And Those He Loved Remember |
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Additional Information |
Son of Thomas Henry and Gladys Rees; of Alvaston,
Derby; husband of Irelene Rees, of Derby |
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Marriage Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
Leonard Milo |
4205138 |
Fusilier |
Burma |
13th March 1945 |
24 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers |
1st Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
25.B.7 |
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Additional Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
Phillip |
3957743 |
Lance Serjeant |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
22nd February
1945 |
33 |
Royal Scots Fusiliers |
6th Battalion |
Born |
Carmarthenshire |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
12.G.21 |
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Additional Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
Talfryn John |
850091 |
Lance Serjeant |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
4th July 1944 |
26 |
Royal Artillery |
71 Anti-Tank Regiment |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
XIII.D.5 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Fought And Died For His Country In Honour Of His Race Gwyn Dy Fyd, Talfryn |
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Additional Information |
Son of David Daniel and Mabel Hannah Rees, of
Gorseinon, Glamorgan |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
William Harry |
2070555 |
Sapper |
At Sea |
13th July
1943 |
28 |
Royal Engineers |
235 Field Park Company |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Cassino Memorial, Italy |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Panel 3 |
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Additional Information |
Son of David John and Emily Ada Rees; husband of Muriel
Gladys Rees, of Mumbles, Glamorgan |
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Marriage Information |
June 1940, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Muriel
Gladys M. Thompson |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
William Howel Conway |
148981 |
Captain |
Italy |
30th June
1944 |
25 |
Intelligence Corps |
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
II.A.2 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Alun Mabon Nwy Nid Yw |
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Additional Information |
Son of Maj. John Rees and Gwladys Rees, of Treboeth,
Swansea; B.A. Dble. Hons. (Cantab.) Scholar of Trinity Hall |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
William John |
7880599 |
Lance Corporal |
France and Belgium Campaign
1939/40 |
6th June 1940 |
30 |
Royal Armoured Corps |
1st Lothian
and Border Horse |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Somme, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
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Headstone Inscription |
O Valiant Heart We Love And Remember You Always Melys Fydd Cael Eto Gwrdd |
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Additional Information |
Son of William Samuel and Amy Rees; husband of Vera
Rees, of Broadstone, Dorsetshire |
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Marriage Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rees |
William Thomas |
D/38338 |
Private |
At Sea |
11th April
1944 |
39 |
Welch Regiment |
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Born |
Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Panel 12. Column 2 |
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Additional Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Reid |
Wilfred Martin Hennessey |
2693200 |
Sapper |
Italy |
Between |
31 |
Royal Engineers |
246 Field Company |
1st June 1940 |
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And |
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2nd June 1940 |
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Born |
London |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Dunkirk Memorial, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Column 27 |
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Additional Information |
Son of Stuart and Jenny Reid; husband of E. C. Reid,
of Brynhyfryd, Swansea |
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Marriage Information |
December 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Edith C.
Hatch |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rendell |
Walter Charles |
7924730 |
Corporal |
North Africa |
8th April
1943 |
33 |
Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. |
51st (The
Leeds Rifles) |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
17.C.20 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Loved In Life In Death Lamented Held In Dearest Memory |
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Additional Information |
Son of Walter John Charles and Elizabeth Rendell, of
Swansea; husband of Maisie Rendell, of Swansea |
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Marriage Information |
March 1933, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Maisie
Davies |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Reuben |
Hyam Solomon |
1896802 |
Sapper |
United Kingdom |
10th May 1941 |
22 |
Royal Engineers |
3 Line of Communications |
Born |
India |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Scholemoor Cemetery, Bradford |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Grave 111 |
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Additional Information |
Son of Solomon Erza and Ruth Solomon Reuben |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Reville |
John |
3962073 |
Private |
United Kingdom |
14th April
1940 |
23 |
Welch Regiment |
11th Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Cwmgelli Cemetery, Swansea |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Section C. Grave 1984 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Rest In Peace |
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Additional Information |
Son of John and Ellen Reville, of Mayhill, Swansea |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Reynolds |
Matthew Henry |
T/142847 |
Driver |
Far East |
3rd October
1944 |
24 |
Royal Army Service Corps |
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Sain Wan War Cemetery, China |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
V.F.9 |
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Headstone Inscription |
God Gently Closed His Weary Eyes And Whispered “Peace By Thine” |
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Additional Information |
Son of John and Agnes Reynolds, of Grovesend, Glamorgan
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rhys |
Geirionydd |
7374784 |
Private |
India |
2nd June 1943 |
23 |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
6 Field Ambulance |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Delhi War Cemetery, India |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
3.G.9 |
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Headstone Inscription |
You Left Us Memories We Are Proud To Own Mam, Brothers And Sisters |
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Additional Information |
Son of David and Ann Rhys, of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Carmarthenshire
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rice |
Harold |
2073329 |
Sapper |
Middle East |
6th November 1942 |
19 |
Royal Engineers |
9 Field Squadron |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Alamein Memorial, Egypt |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Column 50 |
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Additional Information |
Son of Anwyl High and Bessie Rice, of Swansea |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Richards |
Allan |
2079609 |
Sapper |
United Kingdom |
26th December
1944 |
23 |
Royal Engineers |
244 Field Company |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Houyet Churchyard, Belgium |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Row B. Grave 16 |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Richards |
Charles Leonard |
3960636 |
Private |
France and Belgian
Campaign 1939/40 |
28th May 1940 |
24 |
Gloucestershire Regiment |
5th Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Row B. Grave 20 |
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Headstone Inscription |
In Loving Memory Of My Dear Husband Who gave His Life |
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Additional Information |
Son of Mary Jane Dix, of Tredworth, Gloucester |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Richards |
Donald Vaughan |
7955237 |
Trooper |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
19th April
1945 |
22 |
Royal Armoured Corps |
2nd Fife and
Forfar Yeomanry |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
2.J.3 |
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Headstone Inscription |
To The Green Fields Beyond |
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Additional Information |
Son of Reginald Thomas Richards and Maisie Richards,
of Newton, Swansea |
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Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Richards |
Edward John |
2336283 |
Signalman |
Italy |
16th February
1944 |
27 |
Royal Corps of Signals |
78th Field
Regiment, Royal Artillery, Signal Section |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Anzio War Cemetery, Italy |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
III.G.6 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Cariad Mwy Na Hwn Nid Oes Gan Ned, Sef Bod I Un Roi Ei Fywyd Dros Ei Gyfeillion |
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Additional Information |
Son of Edward and Catherine Jane Richards, of
Penclawdd, Glamorgan; husband of Myfanwy Richards, of Penclawdd |
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Marriage Information |
September 1942, West Glamorgan Wife – Myfanwy Howells
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Richards |
Frank |
14400240 |
Private |
Italy |
23rd January
1944 |
19 |
The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West
Surrey) |
2/6th
Battalion |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Minturno War Cemetery, Italy |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
VI.G.18 |
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Headstone Inscription |
In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Grandson Who Died For His Country |
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Additional Information |
Grandson of Edward Mary Morris, of Fforestfach,
Swansea |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Richards |
Henry George |
156419 |
Lieutenant |
South Africa |
22nd June
1945 |
26 |
South Wales Borderers |
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Military Section Grave 342 |
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Headstone Inscription |
To Live In The Hearts Of Those You Love Is Not To Die |
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Additional Information |
Son of Thomas George and Mary Richards; husband of
Muriel Elaine Richards, of Morriston, Glamorgan |
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Marriage Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Richards |
Ivor Gwyn |
1494315 |
Private |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
3rd December
1945 |
27 |
Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
1st Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Rochefort-sur-Mer Naval Cemetery, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
N.E. Plot. Row 7. Grave 2 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Mi A Ymdrechais Ymdrech Deg Mi A Orphenais Fy Ngyrfa Mi A Gedwais Y Ffydd |
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Additional Information |
Son of Mary Richards, of Swansea |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Richards |
William Donald Valander |
4203321 |
Private |
Burma |
1st March
1945 |
24 |
Worcestershire Regiment |
2nd Battalion |
Born |
Grovesend, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
19.H.5 |
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Headstone Inscription |
He Died That Others Might Live |
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Additional Information |
Son of Isaac and Martha Richards, of Grovesend,
Glamorgan |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Richards |
William James |
T/247015 |
Driver |
Italy |
20th July
1945 |
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Royal Army Service Corps |
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Bari War Cemetery, Italy |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
XVI.E.8 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Resting Where No Shadow Fall Always In Our Thoughts Wife Elizabeth And Son John |
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Additional Information |
Son of William Thomas Richards and Rose Richards;
husband of Elizabeth Richards, of Penclawdd, Glamorgan |
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Marriage Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Richards |
William John |
1474639 |
Private |
Western Europe Campaign 1944/45 |
11th February
1945 |
18 |
Welch Regiment |
4th Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
50.H.1 |
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Additional Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rideout |
Arthur |
S/260817 |
Private |
North Africa |
24th August 1943 |
21 |
Royal Army Service Corps |
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
III.D.14 |
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Headstone Inscription |
In Cherished Memory Dearly Beloved Son Of Evelyn And Thomas Rideout Mumbles, Swansea |
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Additional Information |
Son of Thomas and Evelyn Rideout, of Mumbles,
Glamorgan |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Roach |
John Henry |
2073279 |
Sapper |
France and Belgium Campaign
1939/40 |
25th May 1940 |
28 |
Royal Engineers |
170 Tunnelling Company |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
St. James’s Cemetery, Dover |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Row F. Joint Grave 23 |
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Additional Information |
Son of Frederick and Mary Elizabeth Roach, of Upper
Killay, Swansea. His brother Richard
Thomas Roach also died on service |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Roach |
Richard Thomas |
552961 |
Corporal |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
27th June 1944 |
31 |
Royal Armoured Corps |
23rd Hussars |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Bayeux War Cemetery, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
XXVII.F.11 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Resting Where No Shadows Fall |
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Additional Information |
Son of Frederick and Mary Elizabeth Roach, of Upper
Killay, Swansea. His brother Sap. John
Henry Rickard Roach died in the United Kingdom |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Roberts |
Brinley Charles |
14567321 |
Trooper |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
11th January
1945 |
20 |
Royal Armoured Corps |
2nd Derbyshire
Yeomanry |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Haversin Churchyard, Serinchamps, Belgium |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
North East Part |
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Headstone Inscription |
Rest Eternal Grant Him, O Lord And May Light Perpetual Sine Upon Him |
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Additional Information |
Son of Josiah Williams and Winifred Celia Roberts,
of Swansea |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Roberts |
Ivor Lewellyn Cross |
7600713 |
Private |
Malaya |
13th February
1942 |
28 |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
“Z” Advanced Ordnance
Workshop |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Singapore Memorial, Singpaore |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Column 10 |
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Additional Information |
Son of Ivor Llewellyn and Catherine Margaret
Roberts, of Swansea |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Roberts |
John William |
7883864 |
Corporal |
United Kingdom |
26th September
1940 |
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Royal Armoured Corps |
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Morriston Cemetery, Swansea |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Section C. Grave 477 |
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Additional Information |
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Roberts, of Morriston |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Roberts (MBE, MC) |
Talbot V. M. |
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Captain |
United Kingdom |
4th July 1940 |
59 |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
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Formerly |
Formerly |
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Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers |
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Born |
Warrington |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles, Swansea |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Section L. Grave 405 |
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Headstone Inscription |
His Duty Nobly Done Then Peace |
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Additional Information |
Son of John Wayman Roberts and Jane Roberts; husband
of Clara Roberts, of Landore, Swansea |
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Marriage Information |
March 1917, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Flora Beatrice Williams |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Robertson |
Hugh John Trafford David |
293255 |
Lieutenant |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
11th July
1944 |
24 |
Seaforth Highlanders |
7th Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
VI.E.2 |
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Headstone Inscription |
In Memory Of Our Very Dear And Only Son Trafford “They Helped Everyone His Neighbour” ISA.XLI.6 |
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Additional Information |
Son of Hugh Campbell Robertson, O.B.E., M.C., and
Minnie Robertson, of Northwood, Middlesex |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Robinson |
Donald |
7941591 |
Trooper |
Balkans and Greece Campaign
1944/45 |
8th January
1945 |
23 |
Royal Armoured Corps |
H.Q. 1st
Armoured Brigade |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
19.C.10 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Peace Perfect Peace |
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Additional Information |
Son of Dilys Hurley, of Lower Brynamman, Glamorgan |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rogers |
Arthur Clifford |
14784563 |
Private |
Western Europe Campaign 1944/45 |
7th March 1945 |
30 |
Welch Regiment |
4th Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
51.J.8 |
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Additional Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rogers |
Richard John |
1104361 |
Gunner |
Middle East |
19th June
1942 |
27 |
Royal Artillery |
97 (The Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Alamein Memorial, Egypt |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Column 40 |
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Additional Information |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rogers |
Samson |
3957922 |
Private |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
2nd October
1945 |
32 |
Monmouthshire Regiment |
3rd Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Hamburg Cemetery, Germany |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
1A.F.8 |
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Headstone Inscription |
He Always Did His Best His Heart True And Tender And Those He Loved Remember |
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Additional Information |
Son of Edward and Elizabeth Rogers |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rogers |
Verdun Ernest |
3971762 |
Corporal |
Italy |
14th May 1944 |
24 |
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry |
1st Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
XIV.H.3 |
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Headstone Inscription |
Deep In Our Hearts Your Memory Is Kept Those Who Loved Toy Will Never Forget |
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Additional Information |
Son of Ernest William and Annie Rogers, of Swansea;
husband of Dorothy Margaret Rogers, of Hafod, Swansea |
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Marriage Information |
June 1942, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Dorothy Margaret Griffiths |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rogers |
Wilfred Alexander |
11006357 |
Gunner |
At Sea |
29th February
1944 |
29 |
Royal Artillery |
4 Maritime Regiment |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Panel 93. Column 2 |
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Additional Information |
Son of William John and Beatrice Rogers; husband of
Mabel Rogers, of Rock Ferry, Birkenhead |
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Marriage Information |
December 1940, Birkenhead, Cheshire Wife – Mable
Ellis |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rossiter |
Andrew Patrick |
5124931 |
Private |
Italy |
9th July 1943 |
21 |
South Staffordshire Regiment |
2nd (Airborne)
Battalion |
Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Cassino Memorial, Italy |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Panel 8 |
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Additional Information |
Son of John and Annie Rossiter, of Swansea |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rourke |
Brian |
7349880 |
Private |
United Kingdom |
20th February
1941 |
19 |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Morriston Cemetery, Swansea |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Section K. Grave 165 |
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Headstone Inscription |
God Does Not Forget The Hours Of Silent Grieving For Some One Loved And Lost |
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Additional Information |
Son of John and Elsie Rourke, of Town Hill, Swansea |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rowe |
William |
3962008 |
Fusilier |
France and Belgium Campaign
1939/40 |
14th May 1940 |
21 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers |
1st Battalion |
Born |
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
St. Agatha-Rode Churchyard, Belgium |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
Grave 3 |
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Additional Information |
Son of Edward and Elizabeth Rowe, of Llanelli,
Carmarthenshire |
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Surname |
Christian Names |
Service Number |
Rank |
Theatre of War |
Date of Death |
Age |
Regiment |
Battalion |
Rowland |
Garfield |
2735604 |
Lance Serjeant |
Western Europe Campaign
1944/45 |
12th August
1944 |
27 |
Welsh Guards |
1st Battalion
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Born |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Resident /Enlist |
Swansea, Glamorgan |
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Cemetery/Memorial |
Bayeux War Cemetery, France |
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Cemetery/Memorial Reference |
XVI.E.5 |
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Headstone Inscription |
‘Tis Sweet To Know We’ll Meet Again The One We Loved So Dear Is Only Gone Before |
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Additional Information |
Son of Celeb and Sarah Rowlands; husband of Elsie
Rowlands, of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire |
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Marriage Information |
March 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Elsie Pain |
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