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

 

W

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wade

Donald

5577272

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

13th June 1943

22

The King’s

Regiment

(Liverpool)

8th (Irish) Battalion

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Celle War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

1.F.6

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Waite

Leslie Hardy

5573779

Corporal

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

23rd September 1944

29

The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

10th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Arnham Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

32.B.9

Headstone Inscription

Remembrance

Keeps Him Ever Near

He Gave His Life That We Might Live

R.I.P

Additional Information

Son of Arthur Hardy Waite and May Waite; husband of Christabel Kathleen Waite, of Wells, Somerset

Marriage Information

September 1938, Trowbridge, Wiltshire Wife – Christabel Kathleen Perry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wald

Harold

14719382

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

16th February 1945

20

King’s Own

Scottish Borderers

5th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Milsbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

1.A.11

Additional Information

Son of Samuel and Gertie Wald, of Leeds, Yorkshire.  His brother Sydney, also died on service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wald

Sydney

3911315

Private

United Kingdom

16th June 1940

24

South Wales

Borderers

1st Brecknockshire

Battalion

Born

Leeds, Yorkshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Swansea Hebrew Congregational Cemetery

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

 

Additional Information

Son of Samuel and Gertie Wald, of Leeds, Yorkshire.  His brother Harold also died on service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Walker

Joseph Edgar Knott

14271122

Private

United Kingdom

18th December 1942

42

Royal Army

Medical Corps

 

Born

Cardiff

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Hilary Churchyard, Killay, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Grave 122

Additional Information

Son of Alfred Henry and Helen Knott Walker; husband of Florence Elizabeth Walker, of Brynmill, Swansea

Marriage Information

June 1931, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Florence Elizabeth Symonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wall

George

3976255

Private

North Africa

Between

22

Durham Light

Infantry

6th Battalion

21st March 1943

And

23rd March 1943

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.E.3

Headstone Inscription

Worthy Of Remembrance

Additional Information

Son of Archibald and Harriet Wall, of Town Hill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wallace

Michael

Terence

3913647

Private

United Kingdom

7th June 1946

33

Welch Regiment

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section B. Grave 628

Headstone Inscription

In Memory of Michael

Loving Son Of Margaret

And The Late Michael Wallace

R.I.P

Additional Information

Son of Michael and Margaret Wallace, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Walsh

John

319860

Trooper

Middle East

5th February 1941

25

Royal Armoured Corps

1st King’s Dragoon Guards

Born

Maesteg, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Collective Grave 8.F.14-16

Headstone Inscription

In Loving Memory Of

Our Dear Son John

We Walk Together In Memory’s Garden

R.I.P.

Additional Information

Son of Patrick and Mary Walsh, of Maesteg, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Walters

Emrys

14685158

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

25th February 1945

20

Monmouthshire Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Ystalyfera, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

50.A.1

Headstone Inscription

Greater Love Hath

No Man Than This

That A Man Lay Down

His Life His Friends

Additional Information

Son of David and Elizabeth Walters, of Ystalyfera, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Walters

Evan William Clifford

551094

Corporal

Middle East

1st June 1941

31

Royal Armoured Corps

Nottinghamshire

Yeomanry

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

13.D.13

Headstone Inscription

Memories And Thoughts

From All At Home

To This Scared Spot

Will Ever Roam

Additional Information

Son of Dan Morris Walters and Mary Elizabeth Walters, of Pontardulais, Glamorgan husband of Megan Walters of Pontardulais

Marriage Information

March 1940, West Glamorgan  Wife – Megan Owen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Walters

Glyn

1811792

Private

Italy

18th April 1945

26

Argyll and

Sutherland

Highlanders

8th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.B.6

Headstone Inscription

“Tirio Wnaeth Yng Nghnartere

Nae A’i Einioes Ar Ei Hanner”

Additional Information

Son of John and Mary A. Walters, of Cwmllynfell, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Walters

Leonard John

2616078

Lance

Corporal

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

Between

20

Grenadier Guards

1st Battalion

15th May 1940

And

16th May 1940

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Peutie Communal Cemetery, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Grave 498

Headstone Inscription

“Until The Day Break

And The Shadow Flee Away”

To Memory Ever Dear

Additional Information

Son of Ivor G. and Amy E. Walters of Townhill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Walters

Royston John

14635813

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-Campgane War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.B.1

Headstone Inscription

Worthy Of Everlasting Remembrance

Additional Information

Son of James Gwilliam Walters and Esther Walters, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Warburton

Charles

2034727

Serjeant

Madagascar

11th March 1944

31

Royal Engineers

70 Field Park Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Diego Suarez War Cemetery, Madagascar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2.G.3

Headstone Inscription

‘Tis Hard TO Think

Of The Glory

With The Sorrow It Brought Us All

R.I.P.

Additional Information

Son of Charles and Lilian Short, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Warlow

Joseph Henry

4208540

Private

Italy

11th October 1944

21

Lincolnshire

Regiment

6th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Assisi War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.E.3

Headstone Inscription

Greater Love Hath No

Man Than This

He Laid Down His Life

For His Friends

Additional Information

Son of James Henry and Ethel Warlow, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Watkins

David John

4189533

Fusilier

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

Between

27

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

1st Battalion

10th May 1940

And

1st June 1940

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Venant Communal Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 4. Row C. Grave 39

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Watkins

William

306120

Lieutenant

Italy

18th February 1944

 

The Loyal

Regiment (North Lancashire)

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Anzio War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.P.12

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Watts

John Reginald

126009

Captain

Malaya

26th February 1945

35

Royal Artillery

125 Anti-Tank Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2.E.73

Headstone Inscription

The Day Thou Gavest

Lord

Is Ended

Additional Information

Son of Reginald and Gwendoline Anne Watts; husband of Gladys Mabel Watts, of Sketty, Swansea

Marriage Information

December 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Gladys Mabel Bancroft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Watts

Robert

7605741

Private

Sicily

9th August 1943

38

Pioneer Corps

 

Born

Durham

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VIII.C.5

Headstone Inscription

In Memory Of Robert

Of Swansea, South Wales

He Died As He Lived

Fighting Fascism

Additional Information

Son of John James Watts, and of Alice Watts, of St. Helens, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Watts

William Charles

3971506

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

9th October 1944

33

East Lancashire Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

23.H.7

Additional Information

Son of Charles H. and Mary Ann Watts, of Swansea; husband of Catherine Elizabeth Watts, of Mount Pleasant, Swansea

Marriage Information

June 1934, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Catherine Elizabeth Davies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Webb

Alfred George

D/17949

Private

United Kingdom

13th January 1940

42

Welch Regiment

17th (H.D.) Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bethel Welsh Congregational Chapelyard, Sketty, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row 19. Grave 42

Additional Information

Son of Alfred Augustus and Elizabeth Webb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Webley

Vincent Harold

1093125

Gunner

Burma

6th February 1944

27

Royal Artillery

139 Field Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

4.H.3

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Webster

William John

1519639

Gunner

United Kingdom

31st October 1943

53

Royal Artillery

484 Battery,

143 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Wolverhampton

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Kingsbridge Cemetery, Glamorganshire

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section C. Grave 333

Headstone Inscription

Rest In Peace

Additional Information

Son of Stephen Charles and Edith Webster; husband of Rachel Ann Webster, of Gorseinon

Marriage Information

September 1924, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Rachel Anne Roberts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Weeks

Henry Albert

181867

Gunner

Malaya

12th August 1945

25

Royal Artillery

3 Battery,

6 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Devonshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Labuan War Cemetery, Malaysia

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Q.E.8

Headstone Inscription

Will Never Be Forgotten

By All At Home

Additional Information

Son of Samuel and Fanny Weeks, of Gorseinon, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Weetch

William Joseph

1435100

Rifleman

Italy

11th June 1944

22

Rifle Brigade

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bolsena War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IV.C.9

Headstone Inscription

Your Memory Is Our Dearest

Treasure In Our Hearts

You’ll Always Be

Additional Information

Son of George Pentland Weetch and Lilian Ann Weetch, of Hafod, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wellington

Arthur Elton

7634572

Private

At Sea

5th September 1940

24

Royal Army

Ordnance Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 19. Column 3

Additional Information

Son of James William Wellington and Edith Adelaide Wellington, of Briton Ferry, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

West

Dewi

2738461

Lance

Corporal

Italy

5th June 1944

19

Welsh Guards

3rd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Naples War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.R.14

Headstone Inscription

His Duty Done For His Country

With Love

His Light Went Out

To Shine Above

Additional Information

Son of Edward and Hannah West, of Morriston, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Westwood

George

Alexander

1711810

Lance Serjeant

Gibraltar

16th August 1944

31

Royal Artillery

3 Coast Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 1. Row F. Joint Grave 5

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wheatley

Edward

2734038

Lance

Corporal

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

30th May 1940

25

Welsh Guards

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

West Cappel Churchyard, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Special Memorial Row A. Grave 23

Headstone Inscription

Every Inch A Solider

Every Inch A Man

God Grant Him

Eternal Rest

Additional Information

Son of Albert and Tamzon Wheatley of Town Hill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wheel

Leonard George

14726194

Sapper

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

16th July 1944

21

Royal Engineers

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.A.20

Headstone Inscription

God Grant Him

Eternal Rest

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Wheel, of Swansea; grandson of Mrs. M. A. Williams, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wheel

Thomas Henry

94777

Corporal

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

16th September 1944

26

Intelligence Corps

61 Field Security

Section

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bree Communal Cemetery, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 4. Row 1. Grave 9

Headstone Inscription

He Implores The Passing

Tribute Of A Sigh

Additional Information

Son of Thomas Henry and Eileen Wheel, of Morriston, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

White (DCM)

William George

6031433

Serjeant

Burma

19th March 1945

30

Royal Berkshire Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

17.B.2

Headstone Inscription

Time Cannot Sever

Nor Death Divide

His Memory With Us

Will Always Abide

Additional Information

Son of George and Hilde White, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Whitworth

Thomas

William Ernest

13062829

Serjeant

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

10th March 1945

33

Pioneer Corps

232 Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

27.A.15

Headstone Inscription

Sleep On, Dear Son

Your Work Is Done

Your Toil Is O’er

And The Crown Is Won

Additional Information

Son of Thomas Albert and Mary Elizabeth Whitworth, of Brynmill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Whitford

Thomas John

4207274

Sapper

Italy

2nd June 1945

24

Royal Engineers

10 Railway

Construction Company

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Forli War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VII.B.16

Headstone Inscription

Byth Yu Auqhof Ni Chaiff Fod

Oddewrit Ei Wraiq At Fab

Additional Information

Son of W. H. and Ivy Whitford; husband of Margaret Whitford, of

Penrhyndeudraeth, Merionethshire

Marriage Information

September 1943, Bangor, Wife – Margaret E. Pritchard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Whitton

Stephen

Aubrey

6400100

Lance

Corporal

Italy

5th January 1944

23

Lincolnshire

Regiment

6th Battalion

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cassino War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VII.F.3

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Whitton

Trevor

4030138

Bombardier

India

5th July 1943

36

Royal Artillery

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Chittagong War Cemetery, Chattogram, Bangladesh

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

1.D.2

Headstone Inscription

God’s Greatest Gift

Remembrance

Additional Information

Son of John Arthur and Dinah Whitton, of Landore, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Willcocks

Colin Eric

 5682314

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

7th June 1944

22

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

2nd (Airborne) Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Ranville War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IIA.N.1

Headstone Inscription

I Dreamed Of His Returning

But God Forbade

That Meeting Till

We Meet In A Happy Land

Additional Information

Son of Thomas E. and Gertrude Willcocks; husband of Dorothy Lydia Annie Willcocks, of Yeovil, Somerset

Marriage Information

June 1943, Yeovil, Somerset  Wife – Dorothy Lydia Annie King

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Anthony

Llewellyn

14071604

Gunner

United Kingdom

4th April 1946

18

Royal Artillery

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section O. Grave 381

Additional Information

Son of Llewellyn and Janet M. Williams, of Manselton, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Arthur Aubrey

982237

Gunner

Middle East

29th May 1941

21

Royal Artillery

7 Medium Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Athens Memorial, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 3

Additional Information

Son of Martin and Blodwen Williams, of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Clifford Charles

3954604

Lance

Bombardier

United Kingdom

20th June 1941

33

Royal Artillery

2 Medium Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Peter Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section S.E.D. Grave 36

Headstone Inscription

Let Those That Come

After See That

His Name Be Not Forgotten

Additional Information

Son of Lewis and Jane Williams, of Swansea; husband of Edith Williams, of Town Hill, Swansea

Marriage Information

December 1933, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Edith Walters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Daniel Richard Baldwin

6925114

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

10th July 1944

20

The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

7th Battalion

Born

London

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Ranville War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IVA.G.21

Additional Information

Son of Brynley and Alice Williams, of Swansea; husband of Ellen Elizabeth

Williams, of St. Thomas, Swansea

Marriage Information

December 1943, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Ellen Elizabeth Davies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

David Emlyn

3964115

Corporal

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

12th February 1945

24

Welch Regiment

4th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

51.F.7

Headstone Inscription

One Of The Dearest

One Of The Best

God Grant To Him

Eternal Rest

Additional Information

Son of David John and Gwladys Williams; husband of Eileen Williams, of Great Yarmouth,

Norfolk

Marriage Information

June 1942, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Eileen Breen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

David

Frederick

4202274

Private

Burma

2nd March 1945

23

Worcestershire Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 12

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Mary Williams, of Pontardulais, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

June 1942, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Eileen Breen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

David George

3908309

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

18th October 1944

34

King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

4th Battalion

Born

Pembrokeshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.D.8

Headstone Inscriptions

His End Was Pace

Additional Information

Son of John and Elizabeth Williams, of Swansea; husband of Cissie Williams, of Swansea

Marriage Information

June 1943, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Cissie L. Upton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

David John

1088166

Gunner

Italy

9th September 1943

32

Royal Artillery

172 Field Regiment

Born

Carmarthenshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Salerno War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.C.12

Headstone Inscription

May The Rain Fall Softly And

Gentle Winds of Heaven Blow

Lovingly On His

Honoured Grave

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Sarah Williams; husband of Mary Williams, of Swansea

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

David Richard Baldwin

6925114

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

10th July 1944

20

The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

7th Battalion

Born

London

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Ranville War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IVA.G.21

Additional Information

Son of Brynley and Alice Williams, of Swansea; husband of Ellen Elizabeth Williams, of St. Thomas, Swansea

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Ernest John

3957130

Lance

Corporal

Middle East

27th May 1941

29

Welch Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

16.D.3

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Frank

556677

Trooper

Middle East

20th November 1941

23

Royal Armoured Corps

8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 18

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Martha A. Williams, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Frederick Ivor

1492580

Lance

Bombardier

China

Between

24

Royal Artillery

8 Coast Regiment

1st October 1942

And

2nd October 1942

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Sai Wan Memorial, China

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 3

Additional Information

Son of Morgan John and Margaret Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Frederick James

3961363

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

8th April 1944

20

The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

9th Battalion

Born

Pembrokeshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 18. Column 2

Additional Information

Son of John Henry and Elizabeth Williams, of Morriston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Harold

2734403

Lance

Corporal

United Kingdom

29th June 1942

33

Welsh Guards

2nd Battalion

Born

Cwm Avon, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Michael Churchyard, Cwmavon

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

 

Headstone Inscription

Rest In Peace

Additional Information

Son of William and Margaret Williams, of Cwm Avon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Henry Morton Stanley

7882485

Serjeant

Middle East

Between

31

Royal Tank

Regiment, R.A.C.

7th

23rd January 1941

And

20th May 1942

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 21

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Annie Williams, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Howard

2737653

Guardsman

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

5th August 1944

20

Welsh Guards

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VII.G.7

Headstone Inscription

Ef A Fu Farw Dros Bawb

Fel Na Byddai’r Rhai Byw

Fyw Mwyach Iddynt Eu Hunain

Additional Information

Son of Daniel and Annie May Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Idris John

39772351

Private

North Africa

22nd March 1943

22

Durham Light

Infantry

9th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.E.1

Additional Information

Son of Isaac and Hilda Beatrice Williams, of Landore, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Islwyn

3967901

Lance Serjeant

Middle East

28th February 1942

26

Welch Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 63

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Ivor

4202180

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

11th September 1944

29

Highland Light

Infantry (City of Glasgow

Regiment)

2nd Battalion, The

Glasgow Highlanders

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

X.18.5

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Ivor

3911108

Serjeant

Italy

19th September 1944

27

Welch Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XX.K.1

Headstone Inscription

Eternal Rest

Give Unto Him

O Lord And Let Perpetual

Light Shine Upon Him

Additional Information

Son of David and Mary Anne Williams; husband of Lillian E. Williams

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Ivor Sidney

4197554

Private

Burma

27th June 1944

24

The King’s

Regiment

(Liverpool)

13th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Collective Grave 6.G.1-3

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

James

Alexander

137369

Captain

India

21st October 1943

23

Welch Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

1.B.2

Headstone Inscription

“A Great Adventure

With A Glorious Goal

Nothing That Lives

In Thee IS Ever Dead”

Additional Information

Son of William and Julia Ellen Williams, of Llansamlet, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Frederick James

3961363

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

8th April 1944

20

The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

9th Battalion

Born

Pembrokeshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 18, Column 2

Additional Information

Son of John Henry and Elizabeth Williams, of Morriston, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

John William

2070542

Sapper

United Kingdom

7th April 1941

21

Royal Engineers

282 Field Company

Born

Bristol, Gloucestershire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section G. Grave 63

Additional Information

Son of William Evans Williams and Bessie Ann Williams, of Mumbles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Joseph

T/82319

Driver

United Kingdom

2nd January 1940

 

Royal Army

Service Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Peter Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section N.E. Grave 77

Additional Information

Son of Reginald and Jessie Williams of Town Hill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Kenneth George

3966128

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

8th March 1945

27

South Lancashire Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

62.J.2

Headstone Inscription

When You Got Home

Tell Them Of Us

And Say, For Your Tomorrow

We Gave Our Today

Additional Information

Son of William and Elizabeth Williams, of Town Hill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Leonard

292737

Lieutenant

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

23rd July 1944

27

Welch Regiment

4th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

X.E.30

Headstone Inscription

To A Beautiful Life

Came A Sudden End

Her Died As

He Lived Everyone’s Friend

Additional Information

Son of William and Elizabeth Williams, of Morriston, Glamorgan; husband of Tegwen Williams, of Morriston. B.A. Hons (Swansea)

Marriage Information

December 1943, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Tegwen John

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Leslie

4209341

Fusilier

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

4th August 1944

23

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

6th Battalion

Born

Grovesend, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brouay War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.E.17

Headstone Inscription

Without Farewell

He Fell Asleep

With Beautiful Memories

Left To Keep

Additional Information

Son of Evan Thomas Williams and Jane Williams; husband of Violet Maud

Williams, of Grovesend, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

December 1940, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Violet Maud Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Reginald James

3970229

Private

Middle East

Between

26

Welch Regiment

1st Battalion

11th February 1942

And

20th May 1942

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 62

Additional Information

Son of Harry and Emily Williams, of Sketty, Swansea; husband of Marjorie Williams, of Dunvant, Swansea

Marriage Information

September 1939, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Marjorie V. L. Richards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Robert

3976899

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

3rd August 1944

21

Welch Regiment

4th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

V.E.9

Headstone Inscription

Until The Day Break

And The Shadows Flee Away

Additional Information

Son of Albert and Elizabeth Williams, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Robert John

14320286

Sapper

India

30th May 1944

27

Royal Engineers

2 Field Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

1.J.9

Headstone Inscription

One Thing Changes Never

The Memory Of Those

Happy Days Together

Loving Wife Vera

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Henry Williams; husband of Vera Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Samuel Arthur

T/86641

Driver

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

28th March 1945

34

Royal Army

Service Corps

3 Corps Supply Column

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

11.F.3

Headstone Inscription

In Memory Of My Husband Arthur

Daddy Of Beryl And Janice

“Until We Meet Again”

Additional Information

Son of Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Williams, of Swansea; husband of Elizabeth Anne Williams of Mayhill, Swansea

Marriage Information

September 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Elizabeth Anne Jones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Sidney

13045967

Private

United Kingdom

25th October 1940

 

Pioneer Corps

Auxiliary Military

Attached

Attached

Royal Engineers

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alltwen Welsh Congregational Chapelyard, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

South of Chapel

Additional Information

Son of J. J. Williams, and of Alice Williams, of Pontardawe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Sidney John

2035649

Sapper

United Kingdom

9th September 1945

33

Royal Engineers

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Morriston Cemetery. Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section G. Grave 6

Headstone Inscription

Hard It Was To Part

Sacred The Memories

Held To Ours Hearts

Wife And Children

Additional Information

Son of James and Nomie Williams, of Swansea; husband of Eileen Williams, of Swansea

Marriage Information

December 1932, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Eileen M. White

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Stephen Rees

1487526

Serjeant

At Sea

30th October 1942

39

Royal Artillery

64 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery

4 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 2. Column 3

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Walter Rufus

10561136

Private

Middle East

28th July 1942

31

Royal Army

Ordnance Corps

5 Army Ordnance Workshop

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2.E.7

Headstone Inscriptions

Tis Sad But True

I Wonder Why The Best

Are Always First To Die

“Till We Meet Again”

Additional Information

Son of Samuel and Maria Williams, of Swansea; husband of Margaret Williams of Swansea

Marriage Information

June 1941, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Margaret Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

Wilfred James Henry

3964785

Private

Middle East

Between

 

Welch Regiment

1st Battalion

27th May 1941

And

28th May 1941

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Athens Memorial, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 6

Additional Information

Son of James Henry Williams and Violet Williams, of Plasmarl, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

William Islwyn

14567381

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

8th July 1944

 

South

Staffordshire

Regiment

7th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cambes-en-Plaine War Cemetery

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row J.1

Headstone Inscription

For Honour

Liberty And Truth

He Sacrificed

His Glorious Youth

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Hannah Jane Williams, of Plasmarl, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Williams

William

Richard

3976984

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

15th August 1944

21

Monmouthshire Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XI.F.4

Headstone Inscription

And The Lord Said

“Come, Thy Work Is Done”

Additional Information

Son of William and Henrietta Williams, of Trebanos, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Willis

Edward

T/10678577

Lance

Corporal

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

18th July 1944

34

Royal Army

Service Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Hermanville War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2.E.19

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Willis

Hubert Wilson

14630653

Private

Burma

9th May 1944

35

Devonshire

Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 7

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Florence Wills; husband of Beryl Mary Willis, of Cwmbwrla, Swansea

Marriage Information

December 1934, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Beryl Mary Davies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Willis

James Mark

5613167

Serjeant

Sicily

13th July 1943

 

Devonshire

Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.A.12

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Winslade

John James

3960279

Lance

Corporal

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

28th May 1940

24

Welsh Guards

1st Battalion

Born

Maesteg, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 35

Additional Information

Son of John R. Winslade and Sarah Jane Winslade, of Maesteg, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wood

Ernest

3966155

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

24th October 1944

26

Welch Regiment

1/5th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

17.B.3

Headstone Inscription

In Loving Memory Of

My Dear Devoted Ernie

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood, of Swansea; husband of Joyce Wood

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wood

Richard

Leonard

116125

Captain

Italy

6th March 1944

48

Royal Army

Service Corps

263 General Transport Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bari War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.D.38

Headstone Inscription

Solertia

Additional Information

Son of Richard Aubrey and Ada Constance Wood; husband of Peggy Wood, of Saffron Walden, Essex

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Woolcock

Thomas Lewis

14449586

Fusilier

India

29th May 1945

22

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

1.J.9

Headstone Inscription

May The Joy’s You Missed

On Life’s Highway

Be Found In God’s Garden

Of Rest

Additional Information

Son of Manuel and Ruth Woolcock, of Morriston, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Woolley

William

Augustus

1922932

Sapper

At Sea

14th September 1942

23

Royal Engineers

295 Army Field

Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 52

Additional Information

Son of William A. and Annie M. Woolley, of Brynmill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Worthing

Herbert

Edward John

14425117

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

16th August 1944

19

Welch Regiment

1/5th Battalion

Born

Monmouthshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Ranville War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IX.D.12

Additional Information

Son of Herbert E. and Lilian E. Worthing, of Sandycroft, Cheshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Wright

Wilfred

3965791

Driver

Balkans and Greece Campaign 1944/45

13th December 1945

28

Royal Corps of Signals

23rrd Armoured Brigade Signals

Born

Monmouthshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

20.B.7

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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