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

 

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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
James	Ethan Henry Llewellyn	56327	Captain	At Sea	10th May 1942	31	Royal Army Service Corps
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Alamein Memorial, Egypt
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Face 6
Additional Information				Son of Sjt. Maj. Ethan Edwin James, D.C.M. and Louisa Rose James; husband of Norma James, of Morriston, Glamorgan
Marriage Information				December 1937, Brentford, Middlesex Wife – Norma Hemingway
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jenkins	Henry Bernard	14574411	Private	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	10th July 1944	19	Dorsetshire Regiment	4th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				II.E.6
Headstone Inscription				Resting In God’s Garden Free From Pain Where Life’s Journey Is Ended We’ll Meet Again
Additional Information				Son of Albert Brinley Jenkins and Mary Elizabeth Jenkins of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jenkins	Iorwerth	3909862	Private	United Kingdom	9th October 1943	25	Monmouthshire Regiment	2nd Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Morriston Cemetery, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section H. Grave 346
Headstone Inscription				Greater Love Hath No Man Than This To Lay Down His Life For His Fellow-Men
Additional Information				Son of David and Mary E. Jenkins, of Treboeth, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jenkins	William Davies	3975452	Private	United Kingdom	25th February 1943		Welch Regiment	15th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				St. Samlet Churchyard, Llansamlet, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Old Part
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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jenkins	William George	3957349	Lance Corporal	Middle East	27th May 1941	29	Welch Regiment	1st Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Athens Memorial, Greece
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Face 6
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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Johnson	William Henry	T/62271	Private	United Kingdom	20th July 1941	23	Royal Army Service Corps
							Attached	Attached
							Royal Artillery
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section X. Grave 339
Headstone Inscription				How Much We Miss Him Only Aching Hearts Can Tell We Have Lost, Heaven Gained Jesus Doeth All Things Well
Additional Information				Son of William James Johnson and Florence Annie Johnson, of St. Thomas, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Johnstone (MC)	Ronald David	219944	Captain	Italy	8th June 1944	25	Royal Armoured Corps	2nd Lothian and Border Horse
Born		India			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Bolsena War Cemetery, Italy
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				IV.E.6
Headstone Inscription				“Through Mud And Blood To The Green Fields Beyond” Very Greatly Missed
Additional Information				Son of Thomas White Johnstone and Annie Johnstone; husband of Norma Johnstone, of Sketty, Swansea, B.A., Hons (Cantab.)
Marriage Information				December 1942, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Norma Cornelius
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Alban Richard	4921436	Gunner	Burma	2nd February 1945	30	Royal Artillery	70 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				18.G.12
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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Albert Percival	5574260	Private	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	9th October 1944	31	Wiltshire Regiment	4th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Mook War Cemetery, Netherlands
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				II.E.13
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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Brynmor Leyton	7953574	Trooper	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	17th July 1944	28	Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.	7th
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				VIII.C.15
Headstone Inscription				“Garw Rhoi’i Bridd Ur Briddell Mwyaf Garw Marw Ymhell” Eio Hoff Peggy Bryn A Ma
Additional Information				Son of Lewis and Hannah Mary Jones; husband of Margaret Jones, of Bonymaen, Swansea
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Daniel Thomas	14204923	Private	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	10th July 1944	21	Somerset Light Infantry	4th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				IV.J.6
Headstone Inscription				Too Good In Life To Be Forgotten In Death
Additional Information				Son of Henry and Hannah Jones, of Coventry
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	David Lewis	5382119	Private	Italy	23rd November 1943	23	Essex Regiment	5th Battalion
Born		Newport			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				XVII.D.5
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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Edmund John	6020542	Corporal	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	6th June 1944	27	Suffolk Regiment	1st Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				IV.G.6
Headstone Inscription				At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Shall Remember Him
Additional Information				Son of Edmund and Mary Ellen Jones, of Abercrave, Glamorgan; husband of F. E. Jones, of Abercrave
Marriage Information				June 1940, Thurrock, Essex Wife – Florence E. Stock
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Garfield	20908277	Lance Serjeant	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	7th June 1944	28	Royal Engineers	3 Parachute Squadron
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Ranville War Cemetery, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				IA.H.21
Headstone Inscription				You Are Too Young To Go To Sleep Forever We Will Remember You
Additional Information				Son of Hywel and Joan Jones; husband of Mary Jones, of Ystradgynlias, Glamorgan
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Gilbert	251355	Captain	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	16th July 1944	34	Royal Artillery	13 Medium Regiment
Born		Maesteg, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Bayeux Memorial, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 11. Column 1
Additional Information				Husband of Mary Louisa Jones, of Maesteg, Glamorgan
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Gwilym Arthur	1873012	Sapper	France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40	31st May 1940	22	Royal Engineers	59 Field Company
Born		Tregroes, Cardiganshire			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				De Panne Communal Cemetery, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Special Memorial. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 27
Headstone Inscription				Cariad Mwy Na Hwn Nid Oes Gan Neb Sef Bod I Un Roi Ei Einoes Droes Ei Gyfeillion
Additional Information				Son of Ben and Mary Anne Jones, of Tregroes, Cardiganshire
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Haydon Thomas	4080020	Private	United Kingdom	11th July 1941	21	Monmouthshire Regiment	3rd Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Mynydd Bach Congregational Chapelyard, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Row D. 2nd Extension. Grave 32
Headstone Inscription				Always In Our Thoughts
Additional Information				Son of Thomas and Susan Jones, of Treboeth, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	James Lloyd	7605729	Private	At Sea	17th June 1940	57	Pioneer Corps	Auxiliary Military
Born		Cardiganshire			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				St. Gilles-sur-Vie Communal Cemetery, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Collective Grave
Headstone Inscription				God Knows What Is Best
Additional Information				Son of Josiah Lloyd Jones and Anne Jones
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	John Glyn	10583620	Private	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	16th December 1944	38	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Schoonselhof Cemetery, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				V.D.100
Headstone Inscription				Beloved Son Of J.R. Jones Chaddesley Terrace and Glamor Road Swansea, Wales
Additional Information				Son of John Rhys Jones and Edith Jones, of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	John Haydn	S/11817	Corporal	France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40	Between	33	Royal Army Service Corps
					28th May 1940		Attached	Attached
					And		Royal Armoured Corps	2nd Light Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade
					2nd June 1940
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Dunkirk Memorial, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Column 133
Additional Information				Son of Rees and Elizabeth Anne Jones; husband of Charlotte Elizabeth Jones, of Town Hill, Swansea
Marriage Information				September 1934, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Charlotte Elizabeth I. Myerscough
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Leyshon Elwyn	923671	Gunner	United Kingdom	15th July 1942		Royal Artillery	73 Field Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Morriston Cemetery, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section C. Grave 262
Additional Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Martin Luther	4189447	Warrant Officer Class II	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	16th February 1945	32	Royal Welch Fusiliers	7th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Recihswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				51.B.14
Headstone Inscription				The Call Was Sudden The Shock Severe To Part With One We Loved So Dear
Additional Information				Son of Martin Luther and Beatrice Mabel Jones, of Swansea; husband of Beatrice Evelyn Jones, of Swansea
Marriage Information				December 1939, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Beatrice Evelyn Keast
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Oliver James	2735662	Guardsman	Italy	20th June 1944	26	Welsh Guards	3rd Battalion
Born		Aberavon, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Assisi War Cemetery, Italy
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				VIII.A.6
Headstone Inscription				Sleep, Son, Take Your Rest We Love You Dearly But God Loves You Best Mother, Brother & Sis
Additional Information				Son of W. G. and Lily Jones, of Aberavon, Glamorgan
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Rees Pritchard	853656	Gunner	Middle East	28th July 1942	24	Royal Horse Artillery	4 Regiment
Born		Carmarthenshire			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				XXIX.A.10
Headstone Inscription				In Memory Garden We Meet Every Day
Additional Information				Son of William T. and Elizabeth Jones; nephew of Mr. R. P. Jones, of Cwmllynfell, Glamorgan
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Ronald Daniel	3908185	Private	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	25th September 1944	33	Welch Regiment	1/6th Battalion
Born		Carmarthenshire			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				11.B.8
Additional Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Ronald Gwyn	2737974	Lance Corporal	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	4th August 1944	23	Welsh Guards	2nd Battalion
Born		Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				VII.G.4
Headstone Inscription				Amidst Life’s Changes I Never Forget Noreen
Additional Information				Son of Oliver Gwyn and Elizabeth Ann Jones; husband of Noreen Jones, of Pickering, Yorkshire
Marriage Information				June 1944, Ryedale, North Riding of Yorkshire Wife – Noreen Waite
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	Stanley	6153499	Private	Italy	6th February 1944	19	North Staffordshire Regiment	2nd Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Anzio War Cemetery, Italy
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				II.G.3
Headstone Inscription				Beautiful Memories Are Left Of One We Loved And Never Forget Betty, Mary And Len
Additional Information				Son of Thomas and Hannah Jones
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	William Frederick Croscomb	7933296	Lance Corporal	Italy	11th September 1944	35	Royal Armoured Corps	The Queen’s Bay (2nd Dragoon Guards)
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				VIII.C.9
Headstone Inscription				Each Sorrow Has Its Purpose By The Sorrowing Unguessed To Live, Means Oft To Suffer But Whatever Is Is Best
Additional Information				Son of John and Eva Jones, of Swansea; husband Ethel Mary Jones, of Swansea
Marriage Information				June 1939, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Ethel Mary McKintee
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	William Jeffrey	5346731	Lance Corporal	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	7th June 1945	31	Royal Berkshire Regiment	4th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Victoria Cemetery, Carrickfergus, Ireland
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section E. Grave 385
Headstone Inscription				“Thy Will Be Done”
Additional Information				Son of William and Phoebe Ann Jones; husband of Mary Elizabeth Jones, of Carrickfergus
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jones	William Thomas Rees	7952628	Private	Burma	8th June 1944	20	King’s Own Scottish Borderers	2nd Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Face 10
Additional Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jordon	Alfred Arthur	317522	Corporal	Middle East	24th October 1942	29	Royal Armoured Corps	1st Royal Dragoons
Born		Brecknock			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				XI.E.7
Headstone Inscription				We Have Lost But Heaven Has Gained One Of The Best The World Contained
Additional Information				Son of Elizabeth Bull (formerly Jordan), of Abertillery, Monmouthshire, and the late William Henry Jordan
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Jorgensen	Christian Charles Thomas	2123328	Sapper	Middle East	8th March 1943	24	Royal Engineers	4 Field Squadron
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				10.B.10
Headstone Inscription				May Heaven’s Wind Blows Softly O’er This Sweet And Sacred Spot R.I.P
Additional Information				Son of Alfred J. Jorgensen and Alice L. Jorgensen; husband of Ivy May Jorgensen, of Swansea
Marriage Information				March 1941, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Ivy May Rapsey