Harry Voyzey

Volunteer Harry Voyzey – Home Guard, 12^th Glamorganshire (Swansea) Battalion

Another victim of the Three Nights Blitz, which struck Swansea between 19^th and 21^st February 1941, was Volunteer Harry Voyzey, who is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is buried at St. Peter’s Church, Cockett.

Harry Voyzey was born in 1922 in Swansea, the son of William George Voyzey and Florence Louise Allen, who were married in 1913.

1939 Register 

The only surviving record of the family before the war is the 1939 Register, which lists them living at 11 Teilo Crescent, Swansea. William George was employed as a Railway Shunter at the Tube Works, and Florence Louise undertook household duties. Their children were Amy F., employed as an assistant in a fruit shop; Harry, an apprentice railway wagon builder; Alfred J., an iron foundry labourer; and Dorothy J., who was still at school.

Alfred James Voyzey 
Civil Defence casualty records

Harry Voyzey
Civil Defence casualty records

During the Second World War, Harry Voyzey served as a Volunteer with the Home Guard, 12^th Glamorganshire (Swansea) Battalion. The Swansea Battalion was formed in May 1940, comprising local men—many of whom were too young or too old for regular military service—who were tasked with defending key sites, such as docks, railway lines, and industrial works. They also provided vital assistance to Civil Defence services during air raids, manning observation posts and helping with firefighting and rescue efforts during bombing attacks.

St. Peter's Church
Burial Register 

Harry Voyzey and Alfred James Voyzey
St. Peters Church
credit - findagrave 

Volunteer Harry Voyzey was killed on 21^st February 1941, during the final night of the Swansea Blitz, alongside his brother. Both were laid to rest together at St. Peter’s Church, Cockett.