John Brian Blewitt Jenkins

 Private John Brian Blewitt Jenkins, who died on the 7^th of February 1940, was the first Second World War burial at Oystermouth Cemetery.

John Brian Blewitt Jenkins
Oystermouth Cemetery
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John, who served with the Welch Regiment, 2/5^th Battalion, was the son of Harold Blewitt-Jenkins and Mabel Nott, who were married in 1913 at Oystermouth.

John was born in 1916, but he wasn’t recorded in the 1921 Census.

1921 Census

Harold and Mabel are residing at 45 Sketty Road.  Both of whom are 32 years old.  Harold’s occupation is recorded as Estate Agent & Surveyor. 

Also present at the property are Minnie Shipway, a 50-year-old, monthly nurse, who was employed by Brunswick Nursing Home, and Mary Agnes Stock, a 31-year-old servant.

Could it have been that the children were just not added to the census, and they were present at the property?

At the time of the 1939 Register, Harold and Mabel are living at 53 Glanmor Park Road.  Harold’s occupation is recorded as Charter Surveyor.  Yet again no record of John?

1939 Register

South Wales Evening Post

The only record of John is an article that was published in the South Wales Evening Post.