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

 

H

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hamer

George

845098

Bombardier

Far East

18th November 1943

28

Royal Artillery

9 Coast Regiment

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2.H.32

Headstone Inscription

He Died As He Lived

A Friend To Everyone

Remembered

With Love By His Family

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hann

Dennis

3911354

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

28th June 1944

27

Monmouthshire Regiment

3rd Battalion

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.B.8

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Harding

Griffith Glyn

1546225

Gunner

United Kingdom

29th April 1941

33

Royal Artillery

92 Battery

34 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Neath, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Llantwit Cemetery, Neath

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section T. Grave 5

Headstone Inscription

Not Just One Day

But

For Ever In Silence

We Remember

Additional Information

Son of William Henry and Margaretta Harding; of Neath; husband of Helen

Harding, of Melyn, Neath

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Harding

Keri

249243

Lieutenant

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

14th August 1944

26

Essex Regiment

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

V.C.23

Headstone Inscription

Always Loved And Proudly

Remembered

By Wife, Vera Baby Julia

Mam And Dad

Additional Information

Son of Henry Ernest and Ruth Harding; husband of Vera Ruby Harding of Bishopston, Bristol

Marriage Information

September 1939, Bristol, Gloucestershire Wife – Vera Ruby Davies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Harries

Wilmor Henry

2735596

Lance

Corporal

North Africa

9th April 1943

25

Welsh Guards

3rd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.B.20

Headstone Inscription

For All He Lived

For All He Died

Additional Information

Son of William Zachariah and Janes Harries, of Gowerton, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Harrigan

Francis William

1874466

Lance

Corporal

Malaya

Between

 

Royal Engineers

22 Fortress Company

1st October 1942

And

2nd October 1942

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Sai Wan Memorial, China

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 7

Additional Information

Son of Thomas Jane Harrigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Harris

David John Thomas

4034054

Private

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

22nd May 1940

22

King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

1st Battalion

Born

Bridgend, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 115

Additional Information

Son of Monty and Beatrice Harris, of Bridgend, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Harris

George

7882495

Trooper

United Kingdom

7th August 1940

 

Royal Armoured Corps

16th/5th Lancers

Born

Pembrokeshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section X. Grave 356

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Harris

Lewis Henry

768855

Gunner

Italy

17th February 1944

36

Royal Artillery

312 Battery

90 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

V.F.3

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hassell

Alfred James

921457

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

1st January 1945

37

Army Catering Corps

 

Born

Cardiff

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Mierlo War Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VII.C.1

Headstone Inscription

God’s Greatest Gift

Remembrance

Additional Information

Son of Alfred and Florence Hassell; husband of Lily Hassell, of Swansea

Marriage Information

March 1937, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Lily Bates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hastings

Albert John

960188

Gunner

United Kingdom

15th May 1943

26

Royal Artillery

122 Field Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section T. Grave 309

Headstone Inscription

He Had A Nature

You Could Not Help Loving

And A Heart

Purer Than Gold

Additional Information

Son of Samuel Johnson Hastings and Sarah Jane Hastings, of Mount Pleasant, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hayward

Frederick Price

1424401

Gunner

India

16th December 1944

31

Royal Artillery

168 (8th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders) Battery, 122 Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank

Regiment

Born

Lancashire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Digboi War Cemetery, India

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

4.D.2

Headstone Inscription

Sleep On, Dear Son

And Take Thy Rest

The Blow Was Hard

But God Knew Best

Additional Information

Son of James Price Hayward and Florence Ann Hayward, of Mayhill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hayward

John William

1484841

Gunner

United Kingdom

11th October 1940

 

Royal Artillery

65 Battery

34 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Peter Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section S.E.C. Grave 11

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hellyer

Samuel John

4034086

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

28th August 1945

23

Pioneer Corps

143 Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

9.A.13

Headstone Inscription

I Was Not There To Whisper

Just One Fond Word

Or Eve Say “Good-Bye”

Loving Wife

Additional Information

Husband of Valerie Mary Hellyer, of Swansea

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Henley

William

Leonard

326405

Lieutenant

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

23rd February 1945

21

Royal Corps of Signals

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Schoonselhof Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IV.A.26

Headstone Inscription

In God’s House

For Evermore

Thy Dwelling Place

Shall Be

Additional Information

Son of William G. and Vera M. Henley, of Swansea. B.Sc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Herbert

William Edgar

1470085

Gunner

United Kingdom

15th October 1945

25

Royal Artillery

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

SS. Mary and James Churchyard, Morpeth

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row A.B. Grave 43

Headstone Inscription

For Ever

And For Every

Always Sadly Missed

By Mum, Dad, Sister And Brothers

Additional Information

Son of Arthur M. Herbert and Isobel Herbert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hibbard

Douglas

1562805

Bombardier

Italy

27th August 1944

29

Royal Artillery

34 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bari War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XIV.C.34

Headstone Inscription

We Planned A Wondrous Future

Only To End In A Dream

But My Thoughts Are With You

And What Of What Might Have Been

Additional Information

Son of William and Edith Hibbard; husband of Beryl Hibbard, of Ystradgynais, Brecknockshire

Marriage Information

June 1942, Ystradgynais, Brecknockshire Wife – Beryl Morgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hicks

Albert Ernest

7605366

Corporal

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

17th June 1940

24

Royal Army

Ordnance Corps

4 Base Ammunition

Depot

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rennes Eastern Communal Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 89

Headstone Inscription

In Loving Memory

Of My Dear Husband

“Until The Day Breaks”

Additional Information

Son of Edward George and Mary Hicks; husband of Freda Mary Hicks, of Stoke Newington, London

Marriage Information

March 1939, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Freda Mary Tomkins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hicks

David Thomas

7358109

Private

United Kingdom

3rd April 1942

40

Royal Army

Medical Corps

159 Field Ambulance

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Morriston Cemetery, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section D. Grave 514

Headstone Inscription

We Will Meet Again

Additional Information

Son of William and Elizabeth Ann Hicks, husband of Rosina Hicks, of Plasmarl, Swansea

Marriage Information

December 1928, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Rosina Lovering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Higgs

Thomas

Herbert

T/188285

Driver

At Sea

Between

25

Royal Army

Service Corps

308 Reserve M.T.

Company

26th April 1941

And

27th April 1941

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Athens Memorial, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 8

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hiles

William

Richard

1817110

Gunner

Malaya

30th December 1942

39

Royal Artillery

15 Battery

6 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

British Section Q.D.12

Headstone Inscription

The Tragic Way In

Which He Died

Will Always Make Us

Wonder Why

Additional Information

Son of Herbert H. and Edith M. Hiles, of Swansea; husband of Harriet Hiles, of St., Thomas, Swansea

Marriage Information

March 1924, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Harriet Hardee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hill

Arthur

4032159

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

9th July 1944

27

King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.F.8

Headstone Inscription

On Him And On His Endeavour

The Light Of Praise

Shall Shine For Ever

Additional Information

Son of John and Gladys Hill, of Swansea; husband of Mary Beatrice Hill, of Hafod, Swansea

Marriage Information

March 1944, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Mary Beatrice Pryor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hill

Reginald

4693041

Corporal

North Africa

21st April 1943

25

King’s Own

Yorkshire Light

Infantry

2/4th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

11.G.2

Headstone Inscription

“……There’s Some Corner Of A Foreign Field

That Is For Ever England”

Additional Information

Son of George and Dorothy Hill; husband of Irene Hill, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Marriage Information

December 1940, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Irene Widdowson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hill

Thomas Arthur

2028913

Corporal

United Kingdom

1st August 1941

27

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Morriston Cemetery, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section K. Grave 163

Headstone Inscription

A Tender Voice

A Small Face One We Loved

So Dear

None Can Fill His Place

Additional Information

Son of John and Agnes Ann Hill, of Swansea; husband of Beatrice Hill

Marriage Information

September 1939, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Beatrice M. Vickery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hind

Francis Jack

14342658

Lance

Corporal

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

25th November 1944

34

Royal Engineers

756 Field Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section O. Grave 189

Headstone Inscription

A Loving Husband

Gone

But Not Forgotten

“Till We Meet Again”

Additional Information

Son of Billy and Lucy Hind; husband of Olive Beatrice Hind, of Mumbles

Marriage Information

September 1935, Wandsworth, Surrey Wife – Olive Beatrice Manners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hitt

Frederick

T/86623

Driver

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

8th December 1945

23

Royal Army

Service Corps

78 Bulk Petrol Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

59.B.5

Headstone Inscription

I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say

“Come Unto Me And Rest”

Additional Information

Son of Charles H. and Emily G. Hitt, of St. Thomas, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hocknell

John Davies

7910943

Trooper

Persia-Iraq

18th June 1942

29

Royal Armoured Corps

11th Hussars

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

22.K.13

Headstone Inscription

At Rest

Additional Information

Son of Harry and Margaret Jane Hocknell, of Fforestfach, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hodge

William Robert Wynford

S/10680127

Private

Italy

27th August 1944

21

Royal Army

Service Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bari War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VII.D.15

Additional Information

Son of William John and Elizabeth Jane Hodge, of Morriston, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Holland

Winston

Llewellyn

2342944

Signalman

Middle East

8th November 1943

26

Royal Corps of Signals

4 Left of Communication Signals

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 52

Additional Information

Son of John and Ellen Holland, of Reynoldston, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Holley

Francis

2723557

Guardsman

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

1st August 1944

19

Irish Guards

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Collective Grave V.G.13

Headstone Incription

Give Unto Him

Eternal Rest

O Lord

Additional Information

Son of Jerimiah and Margaret Holley, of Waun Wen, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Holmes

Harry Albert

3966133

Private

At Sea

2nd July 1940

21

Welch Regiment

2/5th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 12. Column 2

Additional Information

Son of John and Frances Holmes, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hopkins

Evan George

14331357

Gunner

Italy

24th June 1944

 

Royal Artillery

105 Anti-Tank Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Orvieto War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.H.2

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hopkins

Gwilym

1063675

Gunner

United Kingdom

8th October 1940

 

Royal Artillery

53 Light Battery

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Carmel Calvinstic Methodist Chapelyard, Llansamlet, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

 

Additional Information

Son of William and Elizabeth Hopkins, of Llansamlet  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hopkins

Idwal

2734042

Lance

Corporal

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

29th May 1940

24

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 22

Additional Information

Son of John and Mary Ann Hopkins, of Morriston, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hopkins

Thomas

Lincoln

3972871

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

21st October 1944

33

Leicestershire

Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Geel War Cemetery, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.D.9

Additional Information

Son of F. L. Hopkins and of Elizabeth L. Hopkins, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hopkins

William John

14541602

Fusilier

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

28th March 1945

20

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

6th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

51.C.6

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hopton

Gwlym Iowerth

6404426

Gunner

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

13th May 1945

30

Royal Artillery

93 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

53.C.10

Headstone Inscription

Not Just Today

But Every Day

In Silence We Remember

Sadly Missed By All The Family

Additional Information

Son of William and Anne Hopton, of Ystradgynlais, Brecknockshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Horn

Alexander

Edgar

1945964

Sapper

Middle East

3rd February 1943

34

Royal Engineers

10 Armoured Division Postal Unit

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Aleppo War Cemetery, Syria

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2.C.6

Headstone Inscription

He Lives With Us

In Memory Still

Not Just To-Day

But Always Will

Additional Information

Son of Sydney and Clara Horn; husband of Hilda Irwin Horn, of Neath, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

September 1937, Swansea, Glamorgan Wife – Hilda Irwin Gear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Horton

Arthur John

14200843

Lance

Corporal

Italy

18th April 1945

22

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.9

Headstone Inscription

Sweet Memories

“Lord, Remember Me

When Thou Comest

Into Thy Kingdom”

Additional Information

Son of Arthur and Edith Mary Horton, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Howard

Thomas

Reginald

850288

Bombardier

Malaya

5th March 1943

28

Royal Artillery

7 Coast Regiment

Born

Herefordshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Singapore Memorial, Singapore

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 8

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Howard

William

Frederick

7942866

Trooper

Middle East

26th August 1942

21

Royal Armoured Corps

8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

7.C.23

Headstone Inscription

Until We Meet

Again

Additional Information

Son of John Webber Howard and of Elsie Mary Howard, of Sketty, Swansea, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Howell

Elfred

3977526

Sapper

United Kingdom

8th November 1943

20

Royal Engineers

964 Construction and Repair Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Salem Welsh Presbyterian Cemetery, Cwm, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row 1. Grave 7

Additional Information

Son of Robert John and Sarah Ann Howell, of Bonymaen, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Howells

Glyndwr Nicholas

7912918

Trooper

Middle East

7th June 1942

26

Royal Armoured Corps

11th Hussars

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 20

Additional Information

Son of Stanley and Katie Howells; husband of Evelyn C. Howells, of Gorseinon, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

June 1940, West Glamorgan Wife – Evelyn C. Jones  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Howells

William

5122665

Private

Sicily

16th July 1943

34

Durham Light

Infantry

9th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IV.G.10

Headstone Inscription

I Have Fought A Good Fight

I Have Finished My Course

I Have Kept The Faith

Additional Information

Son of Morgan John and Rachel Howells, of Pontardawe, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Howlett

Charles

Stephen

13097278

Fusilier

United Kingdom

26th April 1943

39

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Martin Churchyard, Liskeard, Cornwall

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section N. Grave 36

Headstone Inscription

He Loved

We Loved

But God Loved Best

Additional Information

Son of James and Jennie Howlett; husband of Jessie Howlett, of Liskeard

Marriage Information

September 1929, Liskeard, Cornwall Wife – Jessie Thompson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hughes

Evan James O.

5346720

Private

United Kingdom

16th February 1946

34

Pioneer Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Redstone Cemetery, Redhill

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot B. Grave 1267

Headstone Inscription

In Everlasting Memory Of

My Dear Husband

Always In My Thoughts

R.I.P

Additional Information

Son of Charles Beaver Hughes and S. Hughes; husband of Fanny Agnes Hughes of Redhill

Marriage Information

September 1944, Liskeard, Cornwall Wife – Fanny Agnes Cowland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hughes

Frank

4196004

Fusilier

Burma

18th March 1943

25

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

1st Battalion

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 9

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hughes

Harold

14594367

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

10th July 1944

33

Wiltshire Regiment

5th Battalion

Born

Penclawdd, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 16. Column 3

Additional Information

Son of Daniel and Mary Jane Hughes; husband of Lily Hughes, of Penclawdd, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hughes

William John

7340785

Sapper

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

2nd June 1940

35

Royal Engineers

244 Field Company

Born

Denbighshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Town Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 2. Row 12. Grave 16

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Humphreys

Raymond Isaac

14387246

Private

India

25th March 1945

19

Wiltshire Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

3.E.23

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Humphreys- Davies (MC)

Anthony

Wenham

64507

Major

India

24th March 1944

28

Royal Artillery

 

Attached

Attached

Royal Indian

Artillery

6 Battery

3 Field Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 2

Additional Information

Son of Capt. J. W. Humphreys-Davies, and of Edith Humphreys-Davies, of Eastbourne, Sussex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Hurlow

Clifford

Frederick

14296792

Private

Italy

16th September 1944

21

Welch Regiment

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XVII.M.2

Headstone Inscription

We Keep A Smile

Our Beloved Son

So True Until God Wills

It’s Time To Join You

Additional Information

Son of John and Bessie Irene Hurlow, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Husband

Cyril Haig

1561730

Bombardier

Malaya

5th March 1943

25

Royal Artillery

2 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Singapore Memorial, Singapore

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 8

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Huxtable

John Beynon

3977527

Private

Middle East

22nd May 1941

23

Welch Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Athens Memorial, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 6

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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