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

 

R

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 74

Additional Information

Son of Arthur E. and Edith E. Radford; husband of Hannah Maria Radford, of Sketty, Swansea

Marriage Information

June 1937, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Hannah Maria Davies

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 27

Additional Information

Husband of R. M. Rand

Marriage Information

September 1936, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Rachel M. Morgan  

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brunssum War Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Joint Grave V.218-219

Additional Information

Husband of R. M. Rand

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Peter Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section S.E.B. Grave 96

Headstone Inscription

One Of The Dearest Sons

One Of The Best

God Grant Him

Eternal Rest

Additional Information

Son of William H. Redburn and Ann Redburn, of Greenhill, Swansea

 

 

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

 

Attached

Attached

Royal Engineers

 

Born

Merthyr Tydfil

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 19. Column 1

Additional Information

Son of John Albert and Lucy Reed; husband of Lillian Reed, of Danygraig, Swansea

Marriage Information

January 1938, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Agnes L. Morris

 

 

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

And

2nd June 1940

Born

London

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 27

Additional Information

Son of Stuart and Jenny Reid; husband of E. C. Reid, of Brynhyfryd, Swansea

Marriage Information

October 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Edith C. Hatch

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Athens Memorial, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 4

Additional Information

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Hamburg Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2A.F.14

Headstone Inscription

In Memory’s Garden

We Meet Every Day

Additional Information

Son of Fanny Rees, of Llansamlet, Glamorgan

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

4.J.15

Headstone Inscription

Peacefully Sleeping

Free From Pain

In God’s Own Time

We Shall Meet Again. Margie

Additional Information

Son of Benjamin and Edith Rees; husband of Margaret Hannah Rees, of Aberavon, Port Talbot, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

September 1942, Neath, Glamorgan  Wife – Margaret Hannah Bartholomew

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Forli War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.C.23

Headstone Inscription

He Lies Where He Fell

Far Away From Me

I Cannot Plant His Grave

With Flowers Of Memory

Additional Information

Son of David and Sarah Rees; husband of Iris  Maud Rees, of Plas Marl, Glamorgan 

Marriage Information

December 1942, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Iris Maud Hughes

 

 

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

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

King Tom Cemetery, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

5.A.2

Additional Information

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XX.A.6

Headstone Inscription

Sadly Missed

But Never

Forgotten

Additional Information

Son of Phillip John and Elizabeth Rees; husband of Hilda Eleanor Maria Rees, of Llanrhaiadr, Denbighshire

Marriage Information

December 1940, Ruthin, Denbighshire  Wife – Hilda Eleanor Maria Roberts

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VIII.A.8

Headstone Inscription

He Died For Those He Loved

And Those He Loved

Remember

Additional Information

Son of Thomas Henry and Gladys Rees; of Alvaston, Derby; husband of Irelene Rees, of Derby

Marriage Information

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

25.B.7

Additional Information

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

12.G.21

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XIII.D.5

Headstone Inscription

Fought And Died

For His Country

In Honour Of His Race

Gwyn Dy Fyd, Talfryn

Additional Information

Son of David Daniel and Mabel Hannah Rees, of Gorseinon, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cassino Memorial, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 3

Additional Information

Son of David John and Emily Ada Rees; husband of Muriel Gladys Rees, of Mumbles,

Glamorgan

Marriage Information

June 1940, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Muriel Gladys M. Thompson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.A.2

Headstone Inscription

Alun Mabon

Nwy Nid Yw

Additional Information

Son of Maj. John Rees and Gwladys Rees, of Treboeth, Swansea; B.A. Dble. Hons. (Cantab.) Scholar of Trinity Hall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Somme, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

 

Headstone Inscription

O Valiant Heart

We Love And Remember

You Always

Melys Fydd Cael Eto Gwrdd

Additional Information

Son of William Samuel and Amy Rees; husband of Vera Rees, of Broadstone, Dorsetshire

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 12. Column 2

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

And

2nd June 1940

Born

London

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 27

Additional Information

Son of Stuart and Jenny Reid; husband of E. C. Reid, of Brynhyfryd, Swansea

Marriage Information

December 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Edith C. Hatch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

17.C.20

Headstone Inscription

Loved In Life

In Death Lamented

Held In Dearest Memory

Additional Information

Son of Walter John Charles and Elizabeth Rendell, of Swansea; husband of Maisie Rendell, of Swansea

Marriage Information

March 1933, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Maisie Davies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Scholemoor Cemetery, Bradford

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Grave 111

Additional Information

Son of Solomon Erza and Ruth Solomon Reuben

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cwmgelli Cemetery, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section C. Grave 1984

Headstone Inscription

Rest In Peace

Additional Information

Son of John and Ellen Reville, of Mayhill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Sain Wan War Cemetery, China

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

V.F.9

Headstone Inscription

God Gently Closed

His Weary Eyes And Whispered

“Peace By Thine”

Additional Information

Son of John and Agnes Reynolds, of Grovesend, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Delhi War Cemetery, India

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

3.G.9

Headstone Inscription

You Left Us

Memories We Are

Proud To Own

Mam, Brothers And Sisters

Additional Information

Son of David and Ann Rhys, of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Carmarthenshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 50

Additional Information

Son of Anwyl High and Bessie Rice, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Houyet Churchyard, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row B. Grave 16

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row B. Grave 20

Headstone Inscription

In Loving Memory

Of My Dear Husband

Who gave His Life

Additional Information

Son of Mary Jane Dix, of Tredworth, Gloucester

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2.J.3

Headstone Inscription

To The Green Fields

Beyond

Additional Information

Son of Reginald Thomas Richards and Maisie Richards, of Newton, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Anzio War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.G.6

Headstone Inscription

Cariad Mwy Na Hwn

Nid Oes Gan Ned, Sef

Bod I Un Roi

Ei Fywyd Dros Ei Gyfeillion

Additional Information

Son of Edward and Catherine Jane Richards, of Penclawdd, Glamorgan; husband of Myfanwy Richards, of Penclawdd

Marriage Information

September 1942, West Glamorgan Wife – Myfanwy Howells

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Minturno War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.G.18

Headstone Inscription

In Loving Memory Of

Our Dear Grandson

Who Died For His Country

Additional Information

Grandson of Edward Mary Morris, of Fforestfach, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg, South Africa

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Military Section Grave 342

Headstone Inscription

To Live In The Hearts

Of Those You Love

Is Not To Die

Additional Information

Son of Thomas George and Mary Richards; husband of Muriel Elaine Richards, of Morriston, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rochefort-sur-Mer Naval Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

N.E. Plot. Row 7. Grave 2

Headstone Inscription

Mi A Ymdrechais

Ymdrech Deg Mi A

Orphenais Fy Ngyrfa

Mi A Gedwais Y Ffydd

Additional Information

Son of Mary Richards, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

19.H.5

Headstone Inscription

He Died

That Others

Might Live

Additional Information

Son of Isaac and Martha Richards, of Grovesend, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Royal Army

Service Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bari War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XVI.E.8

Headstone Inscription

Resting Where No Shadow Fall

Always In Our Thoughts

Wife Elizabeth And Son John

Additional Information

Son of William Thomas Richards and Rose Richards; husband of Elizabeth Richards, of Penclawdd, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

50.H.1

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.D.14

Headstone Inscription

In Cherished Memory

Dearly Beloved Son

Of Evelyn And Thomas Rideout

Mumbles, Swansea

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Evelyn Rideout, of Mumbles, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. James’s Cemetery, Dover

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row F. Joint Grave 23

Additional Information

Son of Frederick and Mary Elizabeth Roach, of Upper Killay, Swansea.  His brother Richard Thomas Roach also died on service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XXVII.F.11

Headstone Inscription

Resting Where No

Shadows Fall

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Haversin Churchyard, Serinchamps, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

North East Part

Headstone Inscription

Rest

Eternal

Grant Him, O Lord

And May Light Perpetual Sine Upon Him

Additional Information

Son of Josiah Williams and Winifred Celia Roberts, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Singapore Memorial, Singpaore

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 10

Additional Information

Son of Ivor Llewellyn and Catherine Margaret Roberts, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Royal Armoured Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Morriston Cemetery, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section C. Grave 477

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Roberts, of Morriston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Roberts (MBE, MC)

Talbot V. M.

 

Captain

United Kingdom

4th July 1940

59

Royal Army

Ordnance Corps

 

Formerly

Formerly

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

 

Born

Warrington

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section L. Grave 405

Headstone Inscription

His Duty

Nobly Done

Then Peace

Additional Information

Son of John Wayman Roberts and Jane Roberts; husband of Clara Roberts, of Landore, Swansea

Marriage Information

March 1917, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Flora Beatrice Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.E.2

Headstone Inscription

In Memory Of Our Very Dear

And Only Son Trafford

“They Helped Everyone His Neighbour”

ISA.XLI.6

Additional Information

Son of Hugh Campbell Robertson, O.B.E., M.C., and Minnie Robertson, of Northwood,

Middlesex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

19.C.10

Headstone Inscription

Peace Perfect Peace

Additional Information

Son of Dilys Hurley, of Lower Brynamman, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

51.J.8

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 40

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Hamburg Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

1A.F.8

Headstone Inscription

He Always Did His Best

His Heart True And Tender

And Those He Loved Remember

Additional Information

Son of Edward and Elizabeth Rogers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XIV.H.3

Headstone Inscription

Deep In Our Hearts

Your Memory Is Kept

Those Who Loved

Toy Will Never Forget

Additional Information

Son of Ernest William and Annie Rogers, of Swansea; husband of Dorothy Margaret Rogers, of Hafod, Swansea

Marriage Information

June 1942, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Dorothy Margaret Griffiths

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 93. Column 2

Additional Information

Son of William John and Beatrice Rogers; husband of Mabel Rogers, of Rock Ferry, Birkenhead

Marriage Information

December 1940, Birkenhead, Cheshire Wife – Mable Ellis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cassino Memorial, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 8

Additional Information

Son of John and Annie Rossiter, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Morriston Cemetery, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section K. Grave 165

Headstone Inscription

God Does Not Forget

The Hours Of Silent Grieving

For Some

One Loved And Lost

Additional Information

Son of John and Elsie Rourke, of Town Hill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Agatha-Rode Churchyard, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Grave 3

Additional Information

Son of Edward and Elizabeth Rowe, of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XVI.E.5

Headstone Inscription

Tis Sweet To Know

We’ll Meet Again

The One We Loved So Dear

Is Only Gone Before

Additional Information

Son of Celeb and Sarah Rowlands; husband of Elsie Rowlands, of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

Marriage Information

March 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Elsie Pain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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