Jenkin Robert Lewis
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| Brookwood 1914-18 Memorial |
The memorial was designed to commemorate Commonwealth
casualties who died in the UK and Ireland and have no known grave. The majority
of the casualties are servicemen and women from the land forces of the United
Kingdom, who subsequently died in the care of their families.
Charles James Godfrey’s name has now been erased from the
memorial, and a headstone has been erected at Danygraig Cemetery.
However, there is just one name of a soldier from Swansea.
Jenkin Robert Lewis, who served with the Welsh Regiment, 18th Battalion,
and died on the 17th of May 1918.
At the time of writing this blog, the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission has recently accepted Jenkin’s name for commemoration by the
Commission. However, it will not be possible to add their name to the Memorial
immediately
Jenkin was the youngest son of David Lewis and Catherine
Allen and was born in 1891.
At the time of the 1891 Census, the Lewis family was living
at 14 Jones Terrace.
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| 1891 Census |
David, 36, was employed as a Tailor; his place of birth was
recorded as Laugharne, Carmarthenshire; Catherine was 35 years old; her place
of birth is recorded as Morriston. Their children were
Elizabeth, 10; Annie M., 7; John, 3; Baby [Jenkin], aged 1
month old.
Jenkin, now aged 10 at the time of the 1901 census, is
living at 5 Portia Terrace.
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| 1901 Census |
David, 46, who is still a Tailor, is also a widower. His children who live at the property are
Elizabeth Jane, 20, who is a Dressmaker; Annie M., 17;
Joshua, 13; and 10-year-old Jenkin.
There is no record of Jenkin on the 1911 Census.
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