Second World War - Merchant Navy - Swansea Men (W)

 

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Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Walden	Edward	Fireman and Trimmer	At Sea	24th October 1940	50	Merchant Navy	S.S. Matina	Liverpool
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 69
Additional Information				Born Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Watchman	Ivor William	Able Seaman	At Sea	28th December 1942	23	Merchant Navy	S.S. Empire Wagtail	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 47
Additional Information				Son of John and Esther Watchman, of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Webber	Thomas James	Fireman and Trimmer	United Kingdom	23rd April 1945	28	Merchant Navy	S.S. Ocean Traveller	Liverpool
Cemetery/Memorial				Morriston Cemetery, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section H. Grave 65
Headstone Inscription				To All That Died At Sea Here Is One Who Was Dear To Me
Additional Information				Son of William Edward and Hannah Beatrice Webber; husband of Hilda Webber, of Swansea
Marriage Information				March 1938, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Hilda Webber
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Wells	Andrew Joseph	Cabin Boy	At Sea	31st October 1942	18	Merchant Navy	M.V. Aldington Court	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 4
Additional Information				Son of Andrew and Margaret Wells, of Town Hill, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
White	Frank Charles	Greaser	At Sea	24th December 1940	52	Merchant Navy	S.S. British Premier	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 20
Additional Information
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Whitty	Daniel	Fireman	At Sea	9th August 1942	39	Merchant Navy	M.V. San Emiliano	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 92
Additional Information				Son of Francis Whitty and of Mary Whitty (nee. McCarthy), of Swansea; husband of Ellen Whitty of Euston, London
Marriage Information				December 1931, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Ellen Hart
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Williams	Evan	Storekeeper	At Sea	10th January 1943	42	Merchant Navy	M.V. British Dominion	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 19
Additional Information				Born Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Williams	Harold	Ordinary Seaman	At Sea	21st December 1940	20	Merchant Navy	S.S. British Premier	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 20
Additional Information				Son of Ernest G. Williams, and of Jane Williams, of St. Thomas, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Williams	Herbert George	Sailor	At Sea	14th April 1942	17	Merchant Navy	S.S. Empire Amethyst	Middlesbrough
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 38
Additional Information				Son of Herbert John and Helene Alice Williams, of Mayhill, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Williams	Kenneth Llewellyn	Third Officer	At Sea	28th October 1942	24	Merchant Navy	S.S. Sheaf Mead	Newcastle-on-Tyne
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 96
Additional Information				Son of Edgar Ernest and Edith Gwendoline Williams, of Uplands, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Williams	Rees John	Carpenter	At Sea	28th December 1942	29	Merchant Navy	S.S. Empire Wagtail	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 47
Additional Information				Son of Rees and Mary H. Williams; husband of Winifred Williams, of Morriston, Glamorgan
Marriage Information				September 1934, Pontardawe, Glamorgan.  Wife – Winifred Lewis
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Williams	Stanley	Assistant Steward	At Sea	18th March 1941	21	Merchant Navy	M.V. Canadian Star	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 23
Additional Information				Son of James Moses and Ethel May Williams, of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Williams	Stanley	Fireman and Trimmer	At Sea	15th February 1941	35	Merchant Navy	S.S. Holystone	Newcastle-on-Tyne
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 57
Additional Information				Son of Henry G. and Elizabeth Williams of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Wilson	James	Master	At Sea	31st October 1941	39	Merchant Navy	M.V. King Malcolm	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 61
Additional Information				Son of James and S. Ann Wilson, of Whitley Bay, Northumberland; husband of L. M. Wilson, of Swansea
Marriage Information
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Wilson	Kenneth George	Steward	At Sea	24th December 1940	19	Merchant Navy	S.S. British Premier	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 20
Additional Information				Son of Evelyn Irene Wilson, of Town Hill, Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Woollard	Ernest	Able Seaman	At Sea	9th August 1942	21	Merchant Navy	M.V. San Emiliano	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 92
Additional Information				Son of Hugh and Julia Woollard, of Swansea
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Wraxall	William Frederick	Boatswain (Bosun)	United Kingdom	3rd July 1946	46	Merchant Navy	M.V. Darst Creek	London
Cemetery/Memorial				St. Peter Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Section N.E. Grave 362
Headstone Inscription				For Ever In Our Thoughts
Additional Information				Son of Horace and Elizabeth Wraxall; husband of Bridge Wraxall, of Town Hill, Swansea
Marriage Information				June 1924, Swansea, Glamorgan  Wife – Bridget Sarsfield
Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment/Service	Ship/Vessel	Port of Registry
Wright	William Henry	Second Radio Officer	At Sea	15th February 1941	17	Merchant Navy	S.S. Holystone	Newcastle-on-Tyne
Cemetery/Memorial				Tower Hill Memorial, London
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 57
Additional Information				Son of Robert and Violet Phoebe Wright, of Swansea