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

 

S

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Salisbury

William James

14592202

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

12th August 1944

20

South Wales

Borderers

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brouay War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.A.11

Headstone Inscription

Alseep Beside His Comrades

In A Grave Across The Form

His Name Lives On For Ever

With Those He Left At Home

Additional Information

Son of Evan Alfred and Edith Victoria Salisbury, of Llandarcy, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Samuel

George

14747514

Private

Burma

6th April 1945

30

Welch Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

26.D.21

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Saunders

Douglas James

3962008

Gunner

Middle East

15th December 1941

22

Royal Artillery

31 Field Regiment

Born

Carmarthen,

Carmarthenshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 37

Additional Information

Son of James Oswald Saunders and Minna Saunders, of Carmarthen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Saunders

John Frank

71572

Lieutenant Colonel

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

28th July 1945

36

Royal Artillery

Cdg. 90 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alemlo General Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Grave 8

Additional Information

Son of John Frank and Lillian Emma Sanders; husband of Marjorie Saunders, of Kirk Ella,

Yorkshire

Marriage Information

March 1940, Hull, Yorkshire Wife – Marjorie Cullington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Savours (DCM)

Norman

Robert

245017

Lieutenant

Italy

4th August 1944

26

Royal Horse

Artillery

“H” Battery

2 Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Arezzo War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.A.14

Headstone Inscription

A Very Dearly

Loved Son And Brother

Additional Information

Son of Norman Gerald and Martha Savours, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sawdon

Edwin Charles

4192820

Fusilier

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

30th May 1940

22

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

1st Battalion

Born

Maesteg, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Town Cemetery

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 2. Row 1. Joint Grave 30

Additional Information

Son of Francis Harold and Letita Sawdon, of Maesteg, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sayce

Thomas

2215242

Gunner

At Sea

Between

25

Royal Artillery

12 Coast Regiment

1st October 1942

And

2nd October 1942

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Sai Wain Memorial, China

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 6

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Schroeder

Arthur Rees

2192663

Serjeant

Italy

3rd September 1943

22

Royal Engineers

626 Field Sqaudron

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Salerno War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.B.45

Headstone Inscription

In A Foreign Land

Be Thou At Last

Well We Know

Thou Art Forever Blest

Additional Information

Son of George H. and Annie M. Schroeder, of Pontardulais; husband of Rene Schroeder, M.I.C.E.

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Scott

Frederick

Sidney

4030851

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

17th October 1944

36

King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.A.13

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sheffers

Albert

Alexander

14705325

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

7th August 1944

18

Monmouthshire Regiment

3rd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XVI.E.2

Headstone Inscription

A Faithful Son

With Noble Mind

Is Missed By

Those He Left Behind

Additional Information

Son of Joseph and Mary Sheffers, of Port Tennant, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sewell

Fred

2073272

Sapper

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

13th December 1945

25

Royal Engineers

282 Field Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 2. Row AA. Grave 5

Headstone Inscription

We Think Of Him

And Oft Repeat His Name

What Would We Give

To Hear His Voice Again

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swell; husband of Violet Elluned Sewell, of Cumburla, Swansea

Marriage Information

December 1942, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Violet Elluned Ogborne  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Shakesheff

Leslie D.

7888991

Trooper

Middle East

22nd November 1941

23

Royal Tank

Regiment, R.A.C.

6th

Born

Newport, Monmouthshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2.A.15

Additional Information

Son of Ben and Selina Shakesheff, of Newport, Monmouthshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Shaw

Bernard

878537

Gunner

North Africa

26th November 1942

21

Royal Artillery

132 (The Glamorgan Yeomanry) Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Oued Zarga War Cemetery, Tunisia

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

1.G.6

Headstone Inscription

Ever With Us In Spirit

Additional Information

Son of Percy E. and Catherine Shaw, of Danygraig, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Shea

Bernard

3962712

Corporal

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

28th March 1945

25

Welch Regiment

4th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

47.H.16

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Shea

Ronald

3964146

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

1st July 1944

22

Welch Regiment

4th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.M.20

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Shields

Robert William

2736268

Guardsman

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

18th July 1944

29

Welsh Guards

Guards Armoured

Division

Born

London

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.J.5

Additional Information

Son of Robert and Sarah Ann Shields; husband of Elsie Shields, of Clydach, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

June 1935, West Glamorgan  Wife – Elsie M. Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Shute

Donald Blair

925730

Gunner

United Kingdom

1st July 1942

21

Royal Artillery

160  (Medium) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Llanycefn Churchyard, Pembrokeshire

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

 

Additional Information

Son of Tasmania J. Shute and Sarah Theodocia Shute, of Rosebush

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Slee

Thomas John Pritchard

D/321183

Private

United Kingdom

30th May 1940

44

Welch Regiment

17th Battalion

Born

Ynystawe, Brecknock

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Coedgwilym Cemetery, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section I. Grave 831

Headstone Inscription

Resting Where No Shadows Fall

There In

Perfect Peace

He Awaits Us All

Additional Information

Son of Richard Eaton Slee and Elizabeth Eaton Slee; husband of Agnes P. Slee, of Ynystawe

Marriage Information

June 1924, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Agnes Harris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Smith

Charles

William

5500000

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

6th June 1944

26

Hampshire

Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 15. Column 2

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur George Smith, of Paddington, London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Smith

David Edward Thomas

2735507

Guardsman

Italy

26th May 1944

24

Welsh Guards

3rd Battalion

Born

Pembrokeshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cassino War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.A.7

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Smith

Frederick John

1922933

Sapper

Middle East

Between

22

Royal Engineers

295 Field Company

23rd October 1942

And

24th October 1942

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 51

Additional Information

Son of John Henry and Janet Gwendoline Mary Smith, of Mumbles, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Smith

Harry

4208744

Sapper

At Sea

17th June 1943

20

Royal Engineers

990 Port Maintenance Company

Born

Staffordshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 7. Column 1

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Smith

John Henry

6284626

Private

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

Between

27

The Buffs (Royal East Kent

Regiment)

2nd Battalion

31st May 1940

And

2nd June 1940

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 38

Additional Information

Son of Henry and Evelyn Smith; husband of F. Smith, of Kymin, Monmouthshire

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Smith

William

850342

Gunner

Malaya

12th September 1944

27

Royal Artillery

9 Coast Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Singapore Memorial, Singapore

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 30

Additional Information

Son of Henry Garfields Smith and Mary Louise Smith, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Smith

William

Gordon

3976888

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

21st July 1944

21

Welch Regiment

1/5th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XV.C.4-6 (Collective)

Headstone Inscription

Beautiful Memories

Are All We Have Left Of

One Of The Dearest

One Of The Best

Additional Information

Son of W. H. and Violet Smith, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Smith

William

Thomas

6341641

Serjeant

Italy

2nd December 1943

29

Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment

5th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XVII.E.20

Headstone Inscription

His Dear Smiling Face

And Loving Ways

Always Live

In Our Hearts

Additional Information

Son of Henry Thomas Smith and Evelyn Clare Smith; husband of Lillian Elizabeth Smith, of Hythe, Kent

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Smithers

Ernest

3956954

Gunner

United Kingdom

6th July 1942

 

Royal Artillery

67 (6th Battalion, The Welch Regiment) Searchlight Regiment

Born

London

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cardiff Western Cemetery, Cardiff

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section C. Grave 106

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Spence

William

Wallace

T/90816

Driver

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

June 1940

30

Royal Army

Service Corps

 

Born

Birmingham

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Paluel Churchyard, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Grave 12

Headstone Inscription

Love’s Last Gift

Remembrance

Additional Information

Son of John and Grace Spence; husband of Doris Mary Spence, of Gresford, Denbighshire

Marriage Information

September 1939, Wrexham, Denbighshire  Wife – Doris Mary Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Spratt

Trevor William

1818135

Gunner

At Sea

Between

28

Royal Artillery

9 Coast Regiment

2nd March 1942

And

3rd March 1942

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Singapore Memorial, Singapore

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 31

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stainton

William

1811768

Gunner

Malaya

5th March 1943

26

Royal Artillery

9 Coast Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Singapore Memorial, Singapore

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 31

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Rubenia Stainton, of Mumbles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stansbury

Thomas George

7340819

Private

Middle East

27th May 1941

34

Welch Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

14.B.2

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stapleton

Hubert Monro

170966

Second

Lieutenant

United Kingdom

23rd January 1942

25

Royal Tank

Regiment, R.A.C.

 

Born

Wiltshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Andrew Episcopalian Churchyard, St. Andrew

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

 

Headstone Inscription

In The Midst Of

Life We Are In Death

Additional Information

Son of Hubert and Sara Edith Stapleton, of Reynoldston, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stapleton

Jack

250678

Captain

India

7th December 1943

 

Welch Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

1.J.4

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Statham

Arthur

5118713

Private

United Kingdom

30th October 1943

 

The Queen’s

Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

6th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Morriston Cemetery, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section C. Grave 126

Additional Information

Son of Mrs., J. E. Statham, of Cwmrhydyceirw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stead

Thomas

826319

Gunner

Middle East

6th January 1942

 

Royal Artillery

7 Medium Regiment

Born

Cardiganshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

1.A.21

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stephens

Leslie

Raymond

2123358

Corporal

Italy

29th September 1945

25

Royal Engineers

2 Boring Platoon

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cassino Memorial, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 3

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stephens

Royston Baker

7946899

Lance

Corporal

Italy

13th April 1945

23

Royal Armoured Corps

Queen’s Bays (2nd

Dragoon Guards)

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Faenza War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.D.2

Additional Information

Son of Vivian and Elsie Stephens; husband of Margaret Ann Stephens of Canton, Cardiff

Marriage Information

June 1942, Poole, Dorset  Wife – Margaret Ann Watkins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sterio

Elias M.

3965821

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

13th June 1944

24

Durham Light

Infantry

6th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XI.A.8

Headstone Inscription

Memories Of Eli

Loving Husband Of Bridget

Resting Where No Shadows Fall

R.I.P

Additional Information

Son of Elias Metro Sterio and Sarah Ellen Sterio, of Cardiff; husband of Bridget Sterio, of Cardiff

Marriage Information

September 1941, Cardiff, Glamorgan Wife – Bridget Bingham  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sterlini

Louis

7932535

Trooper

India

17th November 1944

24

Royal Armoured Corps

3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales’s Dragoon Guards)

Born

Ton-yr-efail, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Imphal War Cemetery, India

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

6.L.7

Headstone Inscription

Requiescat In Peace

Dearly Beloved

By All His Family

Additional Information

Son of Felice and Ester Sterlini, of Ton-yr-efail, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stevens

Alfred

2138996

Sapper

Italy

8th January  1944

26

Royal Engineers

501 Field Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Caserta War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VII.A.10

Headstone Inscription

Dear Son

Though Far Away

Your Memories Are With Us

Night And Day

Additional Information`

Son of Alfred and Sarah Ann Stevens, of Pentrechwyth, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stevens

Charles Henry

T/67071

Driver

Italy

4th May 1944

31

Royal Army

Service Corps

73 General Transport Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bari War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XIV.C.14

Headstone Inscription

Faith, Hope, Love

And The Greatest Of These Is

Love

Additional Information

Son of Charles Henry and Lillian Maud Stevens; husband of Mary Janet Stevens, of Mumbles, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

March 1938, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Mary Janet Owen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stock

David Gwyn

3960508

Serjeant

East Africa

5th March 1943

24

King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Nairobi War Cemetery, Kenya

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2.E.16

Additional Information

Son of William and Elizabeth Ann Stock; husband of Ethel Mary Stock, of Frankwell,

Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Marriage Information

December 1938, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Wife – Ethel Mary Cookson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stock

David John

2738181

Guardsman

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

25th July 1945

31

Welsh Guards

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XI.D.27

Headstone Inscription

At The Going Down Of The Sun

And In The Morning

We Will Remember

Rest In Peace

Additional Information

Soon of David John and Ellen Stock, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Stone

Hayden

Samuel

4184379

Corporal

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

23rd May 1940

36

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

1st Battalion

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 52

Additional Information

Son of Robert and Sarah Ann Stone; husband of Mary Elizabeth Stone of

Pen-y-Cae, Denbighshire

Marriage Information

July 1937, Wrexham, Denbighshire  Wife – Mary Elizabeth D. Roberts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Strawbridge

John Arthur

3967961

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

7th January 1945

25

Welch Regiment

4th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.A.12

Headstone Inscription

Till Memory Fades

And Life Departs

You Will Live Ever

In Our Hearts

Additional Information

Son of George Henry and Elizabeth Strawbridge, of Landore, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Strawbridge

John Henry

4189583

Private

France and Belgian Campaign 1939/40

2nd June 1940

26

Cheshire

Regiment

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St,. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Block “S”. Plot 4. Row O. Grave 5

Additional Information

Son of Francis Charles and Annie Jane Strawbridge, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sullivan

Leonard Philip

14374334

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

29th March 1945

21

East Lancashire Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

X.20.5

Headstone Inscription

“Thy Will Be Done”

Sweet Jesus

Have Mercy On His Soul

R.I.P.

Additional Information

Son of Philip and Winifred Ann Sullivan, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sullivan

Michael

3957674

Corporal

Italy

26th March 1945

32

Argyll and

Sutherland

Highlanders

8th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Arezzo War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IV.C.17

Headstone Inscription

R.I.P

Additional Information

Son of James and Elizabeth Ann Sullivan, of Greenhill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sullivan

Thomas

7356913

Private

India

16th June 1944

41

Royal Army

Medical Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Delhi War Cemetery, India

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

7.G.12

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Mary Sullivan, of Swansea; husband of Agnes Rose Sullivan, of Swansea

Marriage Information

September 1928, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Agnes Rose Moult

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sullivan

Thomas John

3959395

Fusilier

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

19th February 1945

23

Royal Scots

Fusiliers

6th Battalion

Born

Pen Garn Du, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

12.F.12

Headstone Inscription

The Call Was Short

The Blow Severe

To Part With One

We Loved So Dear

Additional Information

Son of John and Martha Sullivan, of Pen Garn Du, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Sweeney

Thomas David

2734361

Lance

Corporal

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

23rd September 1944

27

Pioneer Corps

214 Company

Born

Jersey Marine, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Gent City Cemetery, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

18.10.1

Headstone Inscription

He Gave His Life

So That Others Might Live

We Live To Mourn His Loss

Additional Information

Son of Conn and Mildred Sweeney; husband of Dilys Sweeney, of Jersey

Marine, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

September 1941, Wandsworth  Wife – Dilys Jones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Symons

Andrew

Joseph

3952495

Serjeant

Iceland and Faroes

10th November 1940

40

Royal Army

Medical Corps

160 Field Ambulance

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

C3.18

Additional Information

 

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