Anthony William Vivian - Pennard church
St. Marys church, Pennard
Following on from the photos taken on 12th
December by Peter Brooks of the church at night.
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| St. Marys church, Pennard credit - Peter Brooks |
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| St. Marys church, Pennard credit - Peter Brooks |
Two, which show the stained-glass window on the north side
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| St. Anthony and St. Michael credit - finagrave |
The window “St. Anthony and St. Michael”, 1948, was designed by J. Blackford who worked for the Powell & Sons studios, during the mid-twentieth century.
James Powell & Sons (1834 – 1980) was a glass
manufacturer producing tableware and stained-glass windows. From 1919 the company traded as Powell &
Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd, London.
During the 1850s stained glass by James Powell & Sons
was fairly styled in the Gothic Revival style. The designers included Augustus
Bouvier, J.R. Clayton, and Edward Burne-Jones during this period. Their
relationships with designers during this period were longer lasting and a
Pre-Raphaelite stain of figure drawings persisted in their windows until the
1920s.
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| credit - findagrave |
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| credit - finagrave |
“St. Anthony and St. Michael”, 1948, is in memory of
Sergeant Anthony William Vivian.
Anthony born in 1919, at Pontardawe, was the son of Hugh Vivian
and Mary Dulcibel Frances Gilberton.
The census of 1911, Portugal born Hugh was resident at Briar
Leigh, Sketty. 27-year-old Hugh’s
occupation at this time is recorded as Metallurgical Engineer.
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| 1911 Census |
Meanwhile, 13-year-old Mary Dulcibel Frances Gilberton at
the time of the 1911 census, was resident at her parent’s home, Glyn Teg,
Pontardawe.
1911 Census
Francis William, 37, was a Steel Tinplate Galanizer Sheet
Manager. Isabel Francis de Winton, 42,
wife. Their daughter was Mary. Also present was a niece Harries Ellen Isabel
Gilbertson, 13. Ida Louisa Wynhall, 30,
Governess, boarded at the property
Employed by the family were five servants, Gertrude Ann White,
30; Rose Mary Bubb, 30; Edith Mary Thomas, 34; Mary Anne Morgan, 28 and
Margaret Ellen Wall, 32.
Hugh and Mary were married during 1917, at St George Hanover
Square, London.
Two years later Anthony was born.
At the time of the 1921 Census, the family were living at
Long Meadow, West Cross, Oystermouth.
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| 1921 Census |
Hugh now 37 is employed by Vivian & Sons Ltd as a Metallurgical Engineer. Mary is 23. Anthony is 2 and there is younger sibling Michael H. aged a 1.
Employed by the family are four servants, Henritta Batley,
27; Agnes Webb, 18; Jane Matthews, 52, and Lena Arthurs, 31.
1923 Hugh became a member of the Instruction of Mechanical
Engineers.
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| Instruction of Mechanical Engineers |
May 1934, both Hugh and Mary were passengers on board the Blue Star Line Almeda Star, travelling to Lisbon, Portugal.
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| Almeda Star Passenger List |
19-year-old Anthony was travelling home from Buenos Aires, Argentina April 1936, on board the Royal Mail Lines Ltd ship Asturias.
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| Asturias Passenger List |
At the outbreak of the Second World War, and publication of the 1939 Register, both Hugh and Mary were living at Chantry Clare, Bishopston, with several servants.
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| 1939 Register |
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| South Wales Daily Post |
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| South Wales Daily Post |
Anthony who was ranked Sergeant and served with the 227 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
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| Bristol Beaufighters |
Based at RAF Limassol, Cyprus on the 6th of September 1942, Wireless Operator Anthony and pilot Dennis de Montfort Partridge took off in a Bristol Beaufighters, registration T4666 they were formed part of the 12 Beaufighters from 227 Squadron and 3 Beaufighters from 89 Squadron. The mission was to escort 9 Beauforts of 39 Squadron who were to attack an enemy convoy of 4 motor vessels and 10 escort vessels, northeast of Ducato, Santa Maura. The island of off the Northwest coast of Greece.
No messages were received from T4666 after take-off nor
did the plane return to base. It was assumed that the T4666 was either
shot down by enemy fighters or damaged by heavy anti-aircraft fire, that it encountered
on the strike. Both men were later recorded
as missing with no known graves.
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| Malta Memorial credit - findgrave |
Both men are commemorated on the Malta Memorial.
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