10 July 1940 - Swansea Docks

 10^th July 1940, the start of The Battle of Britain.  The battle would last until the 31^st October.

On the first day, a single enemy plane approached Swansea Docks at 10.20 am, dropping 4 High Explosive bombs at the 'Mole' end of King's Dock. The surprising nature of a daylight attack meant there were dock workers on duty at the time and, with no alert to the imminent strike, 12 dock workers were killed outright and a further 26 were injured during the incident. The dock's sheds and workshops also received extensive damage.

This would be Swansea’s first air raid which claimed lives.

The 11 men killed were - click the link for more information

1. Beynon, S. G. 
2. Billington, C. H. 
3. Dennis, W. A. 
4. Evans, D. 
5. Nichols, R. J. 
6. Phillips, D. J. 
7. Phillips, J. 
8. Quinn, W. J.  
9. Rees, H. J. 
10. Stiens, T. C.  
11. Stock, A.