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

 

P

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Palmer

Frederick

William

68513667

Rifleman

Middle East

27th October 1942

34

Rifle Brigade

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XVIII.G.3

Headstone Inscription

A Voice We Loved Is Stilled

In My Heart A Vacant Place

Which Never Can Be Filled

Additional Information

Son of William John and Maria Palmer; husband of Elizabeth Palmer, of Paddington, London

Marriage Information

June 1934, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Elizbeth T. Wood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Parkin

Frederick George

397009

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

25th February 1945

31

Welch Regiment

4th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

51.H.6

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Parry

David Thomas

4079913

Serjeant

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

21st March 1945

25

Monmouthshire Regiment

3rd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section X. Grave 248

Headstone Inscription

He Gave His Life

For Those He Loved

Memories Like The Ivy Cling

Additional Information

Son of Evan Walter and Mary Jane Parry, of Swansea; husband of Iris Elizabeth Parry, of Mayhill, Swansea

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Parsons

Hubert William

2340656

Driver

Italy

10th October 1943

27

Royal Corps of Signals

56th Divisional Signals

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Naples War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.L.7

Headstone Inscription

His Loving Smile

His Happy Face

A Broke Link

We Can Never Replace

Additional Information

Son of Arthur and Frances Parsons, of Town Hill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Parsons

Reginald Charles

7257094

Corporal

Middle East

28th June 1942

39

Royal Army

Medical Corps

149 Field Ambulance

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Tripoli War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

11.H.24

Headstone Inscription

Out Of The

Stress Of Doing

Into The Peace Of The Done

Loving Wife And Children

Additional Information

Son of Charles and Annie Parsons; husband of Violet Kathleen Parson, of Dagenham, Essex

Marriage Information

March 1932, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Violet Kathleen Buckingham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Pass

Ronald Victor

18722651

Sapper

Malaya

28th October 1943

26

Royal Engineers

36 Fortress Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

6.M.4

Headstone Inscription

His Supreme Sacrifice

In This Corner

Of A Foreign Field

For Ever England

Additional Information

Son of Albert James Pass and Isabella Pass, of Town Hill, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Paynter

Reginald James

3958436

Gunner

Middle East

4th March 1941

27

Royal Artillery

51 (The Westmoreland and Cumberland

Yeomanry) Field

Regiment

Born

Llanelli, Carmarthenshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

20.A.9

Headstone Inscription

Time Has Lingered

Since Last We Did Part

Memories Live

Within Our Hearts

Additional Information

Son of Frederick Thomas Paynter and Elizabeth Paynter, of Llanelli,

Carmarthenshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Pearce

Harold Edward

151990

Captain

North Africa

1st June 1943

42

Royal Artillery

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

7.A.13

Headstone Inscription

“He Has Out-Soared

The Shadow Of Our Night”

Additional Information

Son of Harold Vyvyan Pearce and of Cara Rowena Pearce (nee Bell); husband of Delia Florence Alice Peace, of Nutfield, Surrey

Marriage Information

June 1926, Chelsea, Middlesex Wife – Delia Florence Alice Snowden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Pelleschi

Vincent

1533644

Gunner

Middle East

April 1941

22

Royal Artillery

106 (The Lancashire Hussars) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Athens Memorial, Greece

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 3

Additional Information

Son of Guiseppe Anibale Giovanni Pelleschi and Alice Pelleschi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Penhalagan

Norman A.

14650373

Fusilier

United Kingdom

24th July 1944

19

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

4th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Willesden New Cemetery, Middlesex

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section H. Grave 388

Headstone Inscription

His Heart For His Home

His Life For His Country

His Soul For His God

But Not In Vain

Additional Information

Son of James and Selena Penhalagan, of Harlesden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Perkins

Arthur

14827986

Private

Burma

28th July 1945

24

Welch Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Collective Grave 4.B.6-20

Headstone Inscription

Deep In Our Hearts

A Memory Is Kept

We Who Loved

You Will Never Forget

Additional Information

Son of Stanley and Emma Perkins, of Port Tennant, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Perkins

Daniel

4192708

Fusilier

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

26th May 1940

24

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

1st Battalion

Born

Glyn Neath, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Floris Churchyard, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Grave 7

Headstone Inscription

The Path Of Duty

IS The Way To Glory

Additional Information

Son of David and Hannah Perkins, of Glyn Neath, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Perrins

Hurbert

Raymond

14339522

Gunner

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

28th October 1944

21

Royal Artillery

33 Field Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Overloon War Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.E.4

Headstone Inscription

At The Going Down The Sun

And In The Morning

We Will

Remember Him

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Harriet Perrins, of Brynhyfryd, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Perrins

Robert David Frevant

4196292

Serjeant

India

4th December 1944

26

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

2nd Battalion

Born

Glasgow, Scotland

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Kirkee War Cemetery, India

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

9.H.4

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

Christopher George

285437

Corporal

United Kingdom

14th July 1945

43

Royal Army

Ordnance Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section X. Grave 98

Headstone Inscription

To The World

He Was Just A Soldier

To Us He Was

All The World

Additional Information

Son of David and Margaret Phillips, of Swansea; husband of Ellen Mary Phillips, of Mumbles

Marriage Information

December 1934, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Ellen Mary Criddle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

David George Ronald

245255

Lieutenant

Italy

19th January 1944

20

Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.

“B” Squadron, 44th (7th Battalion, The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment) Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Minturno War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.G.18

Headstone Inscription

Son Of Major And Mrs. R. F. Phillips

“A Body Of England’s

Breathing English Air”

Additional Information

Son of Maj. Rees Frederick Phillips, MC and Irish Phillips, of Glanamman, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

Dudley Vaughan

244588

Lieutenant

United Kingdom

4th January 1943

25

Royal Army

Medical Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Llanelli District Cemetery

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section 3. Row 1. Grave 1A

Additional Information

Son of Thomas Vaughan Phillips and Eleanor Mirren Phillips, of Cardiff. M.A. (Cantab.). M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

Griffiths John

3967842

Private

Italy

12th October 1943

27

York and

Lancaster

Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bari War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

X.C.34

Headstone Inscription

Deeper In Memory

Than Words Can Tell

When Taken Away

Without Farewell

Additional Information

Son of George and Mary E. Phillips, of Swansea; husband of Martha Phillips, of Swansea

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

Henry George

1701895

Gunner

United Kingdom

3rd May 1941

25

Royal Artillery

204 Battery

68 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Peter Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section N.E. Grave 453

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

Idris Sefton

2738729

Guardsman

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

10th September 1944

19

Welsh Guards

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IV.A.5

Headstone Inscription

They Have Sought

After Excellence And

Have Made No

Compromise With Meanness

Additional Information

Son of Arthur and Amelia Phillips, of Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

Jacob

260690

Lieutenant

At Sea

11th July 1943

28

Royal Army

Medical Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 18. Column 1

Additional Information

Son of Morris Lloyd Phillips and Elizabeth Jane Phillips, of Loughor, Glamorgan. L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

James

6028707

Private

At Sea

21st September 1944

34

Cambridgeshire Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Ystalyfera, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Singapore Memorial, Singapore

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 60

Additional Information

Son of Phillip and Margaret Phillips, of Ystalyfera, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

Raymond

2070833

Sapper

Middle East

1st May 1944

25

Royal Engineers

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Helipolis War Cemetery, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

6.Q.10

Headstone Inscription

He Has Left A Light

That Burneth

Still Of Beautiful Memories

‘Twas Gods Will

Additional Information

Son of David J. Phillips and A. Phillips, of Llantarnam, Monmouthshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

Reginald John

7594090

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

17th June 1940

25

Royal Army

Ordnance Corps

1 Base Ordnance Depot

Born

Carmarthenshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Noirmoutier-en-L’ile Communal Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row 2. Grave 13

Headstone Inscription

Of Swansea, S. Wales

Happy Memories

Treasured Every Of Days

We Spent Together

Additional Information

Son of Albert James Gilbert and Beatrice Mary Phillips, of St. Thomas, Swansea; husband of Elizabeth Phillips

Marriage Information

March 1940, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Elizabeth Arthurs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

Reginald

William Henry

985111

Gunner

United Kingdom

14th October 1940

25

Royal Artillery

98 (The Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Samlet Churchyard, Llansamlet, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row 3. Grave 498

Additional Information

Son of William John and Maud Louisa Phillips, of Bonymaen, Swansea. New Part

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

Sidney

Thomas

1481562

Bombardier

Middle East

26th December 1942

38

Royal Artillery

34 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

11.B.2

Headstone Inscription

God’s Greatest Gift

Remembrance

Always In Our Thoughts

Dad And Mam

Additional Information

Son of Sidney and Elizabeth Phillips, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

William David

14342771

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

20th July 1944

29

Monmouthshire Regiment

3rd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Ranville War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IV.A.6

Headstone Inscription

We Will Never Forget

For In Memory’s Garden

We Meet Every Day

Additional Information

Son of Abraham and Sarah Phillips, of Treboeth, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Phillips

William George

2161771

Sapper

United Kingdom

8th February 1943

32

Royal Engineers

625 Artisan Works Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles, Swansea

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section N. Grave 142

Additional Information

Son of William S. and Hilda Phillips, of Uplands; husband of Dodo Phillips, of Swansea

Marriage Information

December 1937, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Dodo C. Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Picton-James (MC)

Henry

Rowland

151424

Lieutenant

Middle East

27th June 1942

22

Royal Horse

Artillery

1 Regiment

Born

Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IV.A.20

Headstone Inscription

Mewn Angof Ni Chant Fod

Additional Information

Son of James Picton-James, M.B.E., J.P., and Rebecca S. Picton-James, of Swansea. Qualified for degree of B.A. (Oxon.): Scholar and Exhibitioner of Jesus College

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Poley

Cyril John

5835901

Private

Burma

2nd February 1945

23

Border Regiment

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

19.C.1

Headstone Inscription

Every Day

In Some Way

Memories Of Him

Come Our Way

Additional Information

Son of David John Poley M.M., and Annie Rachel Poley, of Neath, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Pontifex

Reginald Holdsworth

50467

Captain

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

21st May 1940

32

The Queen’s

Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

1/6th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Esquelmes War Cemetery, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

V.B.40

Headstone Inscription

Greater Love

Hath No Man

Than This

Additional Information

Son of Edmund Lionel and Janet Chambers Pontifex; husband of Dorothy Pontifex of

Godalming, Surrey

Marriage Information

December 1936, Midhurst, Sussex  Wife – Pamela D. Graham  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Powell

John Phillip Baden

316774

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

16th May 1940

29

Royal Berkshire Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Pembrokeshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 112

Additional Information

Son of John and Nancy Powell, of Port Talbot, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Powell

John Rowland

391109

Gunner

Italy

17th February 1944

26

Royal Artillery

312 Battery

90 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Anzio War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.G.8

Headstone Inscription`

Deep In Our Hearts

Your Memory Is Kept

Those Who Loved

You Never Forget

Additional Information

Son of Ben and Margaret Jane Powell, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Powell

Maldwyn

Evans

4201742

Private

United Kingdom

15th June 1945

31

Royal Army

Ordnance Corps

 

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bootle Cemetery, Lancashire

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

War Graves Group Church of England Collective Grave 18

Headstone Inscription`

Happy Memories

Linger For Ever

Of Happy Times

We Spent Together

Additional Information

Son of Lewis George and Mary Elizabeth Powell; husband of Marjorie Powell, of Bootle

Marriage Information

March 1941, Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire  Wife – Margery Houghton   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Powell

Randel

13001434

Private

At Sea

17th June 1940

36

Pioneer Corps

50 Company Auxiliary Military

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Memorial, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 153

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Price

Albert Lewis

14285722

Signalman

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

3rd February 1945

43

Royal Corps of Signals

17 Left of

Communication Signals

Born

Cardiff, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Schoonselhof Cemetery, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

V.B.25

Headstone Inscription

Thy Will Be Done

Additional Information

Son of Lewis and Susan Price; husband of Florence Evelyn Price, of Swansea

Marriage Information

March 1936, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Florence Evelyn Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Price

Gethin

6096913

Trooper

Burma

25th February 1945

29

Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.

2nd (6th Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)) Regiment

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rangoon Memorial Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 1

Additional Information

Son of Watkin and Margaret Ann Price; husband of Beryl Price, of North Kensington, London

Marriage Information

December 1939, Kensington, Middlesex  Wife – Beryl E. Richards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Price

Morgan Rees

14205199

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

6th June 1944

21

South Wales

Borderers

2nd Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

X.H.7

Headstone Inscription

“To Bud On Earth To Bloom In Heaven”

If I Love

Could Have Saved

He Would Not Have Died

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Price, of Dover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Price

Samuel Arthur

2073281

Lance Serjeant

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

23rd November 1944

24

Royal Engineers

555 Field Company

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Swartbroek Churchyard, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row 1. Grave 8

Headstone Inscription

At The Going

Down Of The Sun

And In The Morning

We Will Remember Them

Additional Information

Son of Alfred Charles and Florence C. Price, of Swansea; husband of Iris Isobel Price, of Sketty, Swansea

Marriage Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Pritchard

Glyndwr

Joseph

4192722

Fusilier

France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40

Between

 

Royal Welch

Fusiliers

1st Battalion

10th May 1940

And

1st June 1940

Born

Neath, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Venant Communal Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 4. Row C. Grave 49

Headstone Inscription

Deep In Our Hearts

Lies A Memory

Of One

We Will Never Forget

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Pritchard, of Neath, Glamorgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Pritchard

William Arthur

2736051

Private

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

29th June 1944

27

Welsh Guards

1st Battalion

Born

Surrey

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.F.11

Headstone Inscription

Thank You For Memories

Precious & Sweet

And For The Love

That Has Made Me Life Complete

Additional Information

Son of Walter and Florence Pritchard; husband of Ida Pritchard, of Swansea

Marriage Information

October 1941, Surrey  Wife – Ida Leversidge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Prutton

Alfred John

6145951

Serjeant

Italy

22nd April 1944

26

East Surrey

Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cassino War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XIV.D.8

Headstone Inscription

He Died AS He Had Lived

A Hero

Sleep On

Beloved And Take Thy Rest

Additional Information

Son of Albert William and Annie Prutton, of Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Pugsley

Edward James

3955504

Corporal

Western Europe Campaign 1944/45

18th June 1944

35

Durham Light

Infantry

6th Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.B.11

Headstone Inscription

To Be Together

In The Same Old Way

Is Our Dearest

Wish To-Day

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Purcell

Donald

14623518

Private

Italy

11th September 1944

21

Welch Regiment

1st Battalion

Born

Swansea, Glamorgan

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XX.K.8

Headstone Inscription

He Gave His Life

So That Others

May Live In Peace

R.I.P

Additional Information

Son of Dennis and Julia Purcell, of Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Purser

Robert John

1737791

Bombardier

Italy

11th November 1943

37

Royal Artillery

100 Battery

52 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Born

Pembrokeshire

 

Resident /Enlist

Swansea, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Minturno War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IV.D.24

Headstone Inscription

Deep In Our Hearts

Your Memory Is Kept

Ever Remembered

Ethel, Derek And Vivian

Additional Information

Son of John and Annie Purser; husband of Ethel Ivy Purser, of Ystalyfera, Glamorgan

Marriage Information

June 1933, Pontardawe, Glamorgan  Wife – Ethel Ivy Hicks

 

 

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