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

 

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Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lacey	Edgar Raymond (Bill)	176119	Lieutenant	Middle East	21st March 1943	24	Monmouthshire Regiment	4th Battalion
Born		Denbighshire			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.E.11
Additional Information				Son of Dan Trevor and Norah Lacey, of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lamb	Thomas	4205093	Private	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	7th January 1945	32	Welch Regiment	4th Battalion
Born		Tynemouth			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.B.7
Headstone Inscription				On Whose Soul Sweet Jesus Have Mercy May He Rest In Peace
Additional Information				Son of Robert Burns Lamb and Theresa Lamb, of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Landoni	Louis	14253797	Private	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	14th July 1944	31	Pioneer Corps	166 Company
Born		Canada			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Bayeux War Cemetery, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.A.25
Headstone Inscription				Dearest Louis In God’s Own Time We Will Meet Again Maria
Additional Information				Son of Charles and Adele Landoni; husband of Mary Anne Landoni, of Brynmill, Swansea
Marriage Information				September 1941, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Mary Anne George
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lane	Daniel	3958348	Lance Corporal	Malaya	19th January 1942	29	The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)	2nd Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Special Memorial 20.E.2
Additional Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lane	John Robert	3961831	Gunner	United Kingdom	12th April 1941	26	Royal Artillery	452 Battery, 67 (6th Battalion, The Welch Regiment) Searchlight Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Cwmgelli Cemetery, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section C. Grave 1949
Additional Information				Son of Maurice and Sarah Jane Lane of Swansea; husband of Phyllis Lane, of Swansea
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Leonard	Robert Mitchell	1556560	Gunner	At Sea	13th November 1941	43	Royal Artillery	65 Battery 34 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 3. Column 2
Additional Information				Son of William Caroline Leonard; husband of Fanny Eliza Leonard, of Mayhill, Swansea
Marriage Information				June 1924, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Fanny Eliza Pentland
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lerwill	Frederick Thomas	1101799	Gunner	Middle East	1st November 1943	34	Royal Artillery	7 Medium Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandra, Egypt
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				6.H.5
Headstone Inscription				Cherished Memories Of My Dear Husband Fred Sadly Missed By Wife May & Daughter
Additional Information				Son of Frederick and Annie Lerwill, of Swansea; husband of Alice Mary Lerwill, of Swansea
Marriage Information				June 1939, West Glamorgan Wife – Alice Mary Jones
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lethaby	Kenneth	14992592	Private	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	12th April 1945	19	Welch Regiment	4th Battalion
Born		Devonshire			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				2.B.10
Headstone Inscription				Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends
Additional Information				Son of William James Lethaby and Lillian Leathaby, of Sketty, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	Albert John	14265379	Gunner	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	31st December 1944	27	Royal Artillery	20 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Born		Clydach, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Brugge General Cemetery, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Plot 63. Row 5. Grave 5
Headstone Inscription				Beloved Husband Of Nellie And Darling Daddy of Jean Clydach, Swansea R.I.P
Additional Information				Son of John and Dinah Catherine Lewis; husband of Ellen Mary Lewis, of Clydach, Glamorgan
Marriage Information				September 1942, West Glamorgan Wife – Ellen Mary Bradley
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	Aneurin Rees	13084922	Private	United Kingdom	29th June 1942	37	Pioneer Corps
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				St. Peter Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section S.E.D. Grave 89
Headstone Inscription				His Duty Done He Takes His Rest One Of The Dearest One Of The Best
Additional Information				Son of John Elias and Margaret Ann Lewis, of Swansea; husband of Lizzie Lewis, of Fforestfach, Swansea
Marriage Information				September 1930, Pontardawe, Glamorgan Wife – Lizzie M. Rees
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	Clifford Elias	2736001	Guardsman	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	25th July 1944	28	Welsh Guards	2nd Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Ranville War Cemetery, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				IX.B.6
Additional Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	David Henry	7607329	Serjeant	Middle East	30th January 1942	26	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Q.8
Additional Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	Dennis William	923889	Gunner	North Africa	3rd December 1942	22	Royal Artillery	132 (The Glamorgan Yeomanry) Field Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				III.D.13
Headstone INScription				One Of The Dearest One Of The Best God Grant To Him Eternal Rest
Additional Information				Son of William Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, of St. Thomas, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	Ernest George	10545922	Private	North Africa	16th July 1943	38	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 19. Column 2
Additional Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	Henry	2021322	Lance Serjeant	United Kingdom	12th November 1940	33	Royal Engineers
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section X. Grave 358
Headstone Inscription				The Path Of Duty Was His Way To Glory
Additional Information				Son of Nathan and Kezia Lewis; husband of Lucy Jane Lewis, of Port Tennant, Swansea
Marriage Information				June 1928, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Lucy Jane Dyer
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	Ivor Wells	808595	Bombardier	Malaya	Between	27	Royal Artillery	135 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment
					11th February 1942
					And
					14th February 1942
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Special Memorial 31.A.9
Headstone Inscription				Treasured Everlasting Memories Of My Darling Ivor “Cymru Am Byth” Betty
Additional Information				Son of Albert E. Lewis and Elizabeth Lewis; husband of Betsy Mary Mira Lewis, of Hayes, Middlesex
Marriage Information				June 1939, Narberth, Carmarthenshire Wife – Betsy Mary Mira Phillips
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	John James	3967429	Private	Middle East	Between	24	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 Jonathan and Anne Lewis, of Ystradgynlais, Glamorgan
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	Milton Price	965591	Lance Bombardier	United Kingdom	14th March 1941	23	Royal Artillery	52 Field Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Bethel Welsh Congregational Chapelyard, Sketty, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Row 48. Grave 51
Additional Information				Son of Rueben and Elizabeth Lewis, of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	Percy	1068953	Lance Bombardier	Malaya	12th September 1944	36	Royal Artillery	88 Field Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Singapore Memorial, Singapore
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Column 10
Additional Information				Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Lewis, of Port Tennant, Swansea; husband of E. Lewis, of Fulham, London
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	Thomas	1091180	Gunner	Middle East	6th June 1942	32	Royal Horse Artillery	107 (The South Notts. Hussars) Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Alamein Memorial, Egypt
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Column 14
Additional Information				Son of William and Mary Lewis; husband of Glythen Lewis, of Allten, Pontardawe, Glamorgan
Marriage Information				September 1934, Pontardawe, Glamorgan Wife – Glythen Williams
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	William Edgar	D/15388	Private	United Kingdom	30th December 1941	43	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Morriston Cemetery, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section D. Grave 185
Headstone Inscription				Peacefully Sleeping Free From Pain In God’s Own Time We Shall Meet Again
Additional Information				Son of John Elias and Mary Elizabeth Lewis of Morriston; husband of Janet Lewis, of Morriston
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lewis	William Lawrence	1940383	Sapper	Middle East	21st May 1941	29	Royal Engineers	580 Army Troops Company
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				14.A.1
Headstone Inscription				Till Memory Fades And Life Departs He Will Live In Our Hearts Wife, Son Brian And Brothers
Additional Information				Son of William and Harriet Lewis, of Swansea; husband of Winifred Lewis
Marriage Information				September 1934, Pontardawe, Glamorgan Wife – Glythen Williams
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lilley	John Gilbert	1603339	Bombardier	Malaya	21st July 1943	24	Royal Artillery	3 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				4.B.10
Headstone Inscription				Always Unselfish True And Kind Beautiful Memories Left Behind
Additional Information				Son of John Gilbert and Clymene Lilley, of Luton, Bedfordshire, L.I.O.B.
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lilley	Kenneth Gordon	14659209	Lance Corporal	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	21st July 1944	33	Welch Regiment	1/5th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				VI.C.4
Headstone Inscription				A Voice We Loved IS Stilled A Place IS Vacant In Our Home Which Never Can Be Filled
Additional Information				Son of William Edward and Hannah Lilley; husband of Dorothy Kathleen Owen Lilley, of St. Thomas, Swansea
Marriage Information				December 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Dorothy Kathleen Owen Coleman
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Littlejonhs	Stanley Benjamin	T/197046	Driver	Far East	7th June 1943	28	Royal Army Service Corps	53 Infantry Brigade Group Company
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				8.H.39
Headstone Inscription				To Those Who Loved And Lost You Yourt Memory Will Never Grow Old
Additional Information				Son of Joshua and Ellen Littlejohns; husband of Mary Millicent Littlejohns, of Swansea
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Llewellyn	Ronald	14659210	Private	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	7th January 1945	19	Welch Regiment	4th Battalion
Born		Cardiff			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				VIII.B.11
Headstone Inscription				At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them
Additional Information				Son of Rhoda Mahoney, of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Llewellyn	Stanley George	3956935	Serjeant	France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40	21st May 1940	30	Middlesex Regiment	1/8th Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Esquelmes War Cemetery, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				V.B.53
Headstone Inscription				My Dear Husband Always Lovingly Remembered By His Wife And Son Tom “St. David Pray For Him”
Additional Information				Son of Thomas and Edith Llewellyn; husband of Kathleen Llewellyn, of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Marriage Information				December 1935, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Dorothy Kathleen Owen Coleman
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lloyd	Horatio Courtenay	S/146966	Warrant Officer Class II	United Kingdom	22nd January 1942	45	Royal Army Service Corps
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section H. 1931 Div. Grave 621
Additional Information				Son of Kenneth and Maud Mary Lloyd, of Forest Hill, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lloyd	Stanley Vernon	14972275	Private	United Kingdom	10th July 1945	18	General Service Corps
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section X. Grave 684
Headstone Inscription				Also His Father John Lloyd Welsh Regt 1914-1918 Died 12th March 1932 Age 39 “In Death Not Divided”
Additional Information				Son of John and Florence May Lloyd, of St. Thomas, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lloyd	Ronald Porter	1897209	Corporal	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	5th October 1945	35	Royal Engineers
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Celle War Cemetery, Germany
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				2.A.12
Additional Information
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Loney	John Clifford	855370	Private	Burma	16th May 1944	27	King’s Own Scottish Borderers	2nd Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Rangoon Memoria, Myanmar
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Face 10
Additional Information				Son of James and Bessie Loney; husband of Ivy Mary Loney, of Nottingham
Marriage Information				September 1942, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Wife – Ivy Mary Sparham
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Longhurst	Denville	14567268	Gunner	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	8th August 1944	19	Royal Artillery
							Attached	Attached
							Ninth Army Group, H.Q.
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				VI.C.4
Headstone Inscription				They That Love Beyond The World Cannot Be Separated By It Rosemarie
Additional Information				Son of Alfred Clifford Longhurst and Miriam Ann Longhurst, of Sketty, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Loveday	Edwin John	2735987	Guardsman	Western Europe Campaign 1944/45	8th September 1944	24	Welsh Guards	1st Battalion
Born		Kenfig Hill, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				IV.C.14
Headstone Inscription				“Until The Day Breaks And The Shadows Flee Away”
Additional Information				Son of Thomas and Maria Loveday; husband of Mary Rees Loveday, of Kenfig Hill, Glamorgan
Marriage Information				January 1940, Bridgend, Glamorgan Wife – Mary Rees Richards
Surname	Christian Names	Service Number	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Lucas	Hubert	4922927	Private	Sicily	9th July 1943	23	South Staffordshire Regiment	2nd (Airborne) Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Resident /Enlist		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Cassino Memorial, Italy
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 8
Additional Information				Son of Samuel and Ann Lucas, of Gowerton, Glamorgan