Cwmbran War Memorial SWW (A-J)

Cwmbrans War Memorial surnames A-J

The following people from the Cwmbran area died in active service during the second world war.
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  • Ainsworth, Keith Walter, 22, 7th April 1944, Royal Australian Air Force, 423577, Warrant Officer. Son of Walter and Eva Ainsworth of Sydney, New South Wales; husband of Marion Dorothea Ainsworth. Oxford (Botley) Cemetery.
  • Badham, Arthur George, 28th November 1943, Royal Navy, HMS Birmingham, P/JX 219986, Able Seaman. Son of John Henry and Beatrice Mary Badham; husband of Louisa May Badham Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Berry, Alfred Jack, 31, 8th June 1940, Royal Navy, HMS Glorious, D/KX 101078, Stoker 2nd Class. Son of Albert Henry and Cathrine Berry of Pontnewydd. Plymouth Naval Memorial.
  • Betteridge, V. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Bevan, A. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Birden, Ivor, 26, 20th March 1944, Essex Regiment, 4080212, Private. Son of George and Harriet Birden. Cassino Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Bonsey, Robert Albert, 25, 24th September 1944, Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C., 5387698, Serjeant. Son of Robert Harold and Minnie Bonsey; husband of Iris Patricia Bonsey. Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery.Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Bowen, William Edwin, 32, 27th November 1943, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 1118317, Sergeant. Son of William and Raechal Mary Bowen; husband of Muriel Adene Bowen of Cockett. Runnymede Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Burchell, Frank Henry, 21st February 1944, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, 14387874, Private. Cwmbran Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Burke, John Clifford, 19, 10th November 1942, Royal Navy HMS Martin, C/SSX 35132, Ordinary Signalman. Son of John and Phoebe Burke, of Pontrhydyrun. Chatham Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Cameron, Wilfred Frank, 24, 13th April 1945, Royal Armoured Corps, 7919617, Trooper. Son of William George and Catherine Winifred Cameron. Ravenna War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church and family grave in Cwmbran Cemetery.
  • Carpenter, Raymond, 20, 11th August 1944, Royal Navy, HMS Albatross, D/JX 563504, Ordinary Seaman. Son of William John and Margaret Carpenter, of Ponmewydd. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial and Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Caseley, Eric Roy, 21, 21st August 1940, Royal Engineers, 1906200, Driver. Son of Albert and Mildred Racheal Caseley, Cwmbran Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial and Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Caseley, Reginald Job, 22, 4th December 1943, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 77 Sqdn., 159068, Pilot Officer. Son of Albert and Mildred Caseley; husband of Joan Caseley of Pontnewydd. Becklingen War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Coe, Cyril Rupert, 21, 17th May 1944, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 1409939, Sergeant. Son of John and Adelaide Caroline Agnes Coe, of Pontnewydd. Dover (St. James's) Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Collard, William Kenneth Llewellyn, 31, 15th May 1942, Royal Navy, HMS Hecla, D/MX 80195, Leading Supply Assistant. Son of William Samuel and Annie Collard; husband of Doreen Collard of Cathays, Plymouth Naval Memorial.
  • Cumley, G. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Daniels, Trevor James, 20, 9th August 1944, Welsh Guards, 2738367, Guardsman. Son of Charles JH and Dorothy Maud Daniels of Panteg, Pontypool. St. Charles De Percy War Cemetery.
  • Davies, Arthur Edward, 30, 1st November 1947, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 1124900, Aircraftman 1st Class. Son of Charles Edward and Rachel Davies; husband of Frances Margaret Davies. Cwmbran Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Davies, David, 22, 4th June 1941, Royal Artillery, 934296, Gunner. Son of David and Ellen Davies, of Cwmfelinfach. Cwmbran Cemetery.
  • Davies, Leonard, 1944.
  • Davies, Wilfred, 22, 7th August 1943, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 1316984, Sergeant. Son of William James Davies and Elsie Davies, of Pontnewydd. Pontnewydd (Holy Trinity) Churchyard. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Dean, Charles William, 31, 23rd January 1940, Royal Artillery, 833211, Gunner. Husband of Millicent Dean, Fleur-De-Lis Church Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Desmond, Joseph Daniel, 23, 24th September 1944, Monmouthshire Regiment, 4077666, Private. Son of Jeremiah and Roseanna Desmond; husband of Martha Desmond, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Valkenswaard War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Dixon, Roy, 24, 13th June 1944, Royal Navy, HMS Boadicea, C/JX 189604, Able Seaman. Son of Edith Maud Dixon, of Pontrhydyrun, Chatham Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Donne, John Richard Thomas, 18th January 1943, Royal Armoured Corps., 134974, Lieutenant. Son of the Rev. John Donne BA and Mabel Donne of the Vicarage, Llantarnam, husband of Mabel Lloyd Donne. Vice-Principal of St. John's College, Rangoon. Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery.Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church and parents’ grave in Cwmbran Cemetery.
  • Donovan, Michael, 38, 20th June 1945, Royal Artillery, 1737982, Gunner. Son of John and Margaret Donovan; husband of Frances Donovan. Jakarta War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Edwards, J. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Edwards, Stanley John, 30, 27th May 1943, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 1280607, Aircraftman 1st Class. Son of John Peter Albert and Lucy Mabel Edwards of Pontnewydd. Ambon War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Edwards, Walter Gorden, 26, 16th January 1945, Royal Navy, HM Submarine Porpoise, D/JX 141920, Leading Telegraphist. Son of Rowley and Annie Edwards, of Pontnewydd. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Evans, Charles Benjamin, 25, 26th March 1944, South Wales Borderers, 4079820, Private. Son of Charles Alfred and Jane Evans, of Pewsey, Wiltshire. Taukkyan War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Evans, P. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Evans, R. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Ford, George Edward, 25, 1st August 1942, Royal Canadian Air Force, R/79656, Warrant Officer Class II. Son of Alfred Ernest and Sarah Jane Ford. Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Francis, John Charles, 19, 1st July 1942, Royal Navy, HMS President III, D/JX 313720, Able Seaman. Son of H. J. C. and Ellen Francis, of Pontnewydd. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Gay, John Bernard, 37, 22nd October 1943, Royal Navy, HMS Hurworth, D/KX 76819, Chief Stoker. Son of John and Ellen Gay; husband of Elizabeth Gay of Trehafod, Plymouth Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Gazzi, Francesco, 2nd July 1949, Pontnewydd. Italian internee being transported to Canada killed when SS Arandora Star was torpedoed.
  • Gilbert, Kenneth Herbert, 21, 10th November 1944, South Wales Borderers, 14224033, Private. Son of Herbert Thomas Gilbert and Jane Ann Gilbert of Cardiff. Taukkyan War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Goss, Kenneth John, 19, 7th February 1943, Royal Navy, HMS Devonshire, P/JX 345507, Able Seaman. Son of Samuel and Daisy Goss. Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial. Brother of Ronald, below.
  • Goss, Ronald Henry, 22, 6th May 1942, Royal Navy, HM Submarine Urge, D/SSX 20989, Able Seaman. Son of Samuel and Daisy Goss. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Hall, Wilfred James, 23, 20th September 1944, Royal Armoured Corps, 4077201, Lance Serjeant. Son of Albert and Alice Hall. Mierlo War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Hardy, John James, 29, 16th April 1943, Army Catering Corps, 3908203, Corporal. Rangoon Memorial. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Harris, Sidney John, 34, 8th February 1942, Nigeria Regiment, Royal West Africa Regiment, 227443, Lieutenant. Son of John Henry and Edith Mary Harris of Pontnewydd. Ibadan (St. Anne) Church Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial and Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Harris, William Francis Harold, 30, 30th January 1941, Royal Irish Fusiliers, 7047064, Fusilier. Son of Arthur and Sarah Ann Harris; nephew of Maria Roberts, of Llantarnam. Tyrella Church of Ireland Churchyard.
  • Hicks, Herbert John, 25, 29th November 1941, Essex Regiment, 6021243, Private. Son of John Langdon Hicks and Emma Frances Hicks, of Pontnewydd. Knightsbridge War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Hinton, Leonard Charles, 27, 25th June 1940, Royal Engineers, 2183358, Lance Corporal. Son of Thomas John and Doris Hinton; husband of Florence Doreen Hinton, of Slough, Buckinghamshire. Hondschoote Communal Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Hocking, John Samuel, 24, 3rd September 1944, Royal Armoured Corps, 3912645, Trooper. Son of John and Florence Hocking; husband of Nelly Doreen Hocking of Sebastopol. London Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Hole, Arthur Charles, 26th February 1943, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 158 Sqdn., 1338760, Sergeant. Florennes Communal Cemetery.soldier icon
  • Homan, Vivien, 19, 14th August 1944, Royal Welch Fusiliers, 14552218, Fusilier. Son of George and Ellen Homan. Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Hopkins, William Henry, 26, 15th October 1941, Royal Artillery, 1722175, Gunner. Son of Sidney and Blanche Hopkins, husband of Irene Katie Florence Hopkins. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Hunt, K. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • James, G. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • James, W. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Jeffries, Donald Edwin Vernon, 29, 17th March 1945, Royal Army Service Corps, 10666842, Private. Son of Levi and Rose Jeffries; husband of Marjorie Violet Jeffries of Llanfrechfa, Llanfrechfa (All Saints) Churchyard.
  • Jenkins, Robert Blatchford, 26, 7th September 1944, Monmouthshire Regiment, 4079809, Private. Son of Arthur and Rhoda Jenkins, of Pontnewydd, Schoonselhof Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Jinks, H T. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Johnson, Arthur Frank, 38, 4th August 1940, Civilian War Dead, A.R.P., S.J.A.B. Husband of Ethel Gertrude Johnson of Vine Tree House, Hill Top. Died at Cwmbran.
  • Johnson, F. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Jones, Alfred James, 31, 27th May 1944, Welsh Guards, 2736969, Guardsman. Son of James and Lear Jones; husband of Sarah Jones, of Pontnewydd, Cassino War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Jones, Christopher David, 23, 9th May 1945, Indian Engineers, EC/13434, Captain. Son of William and Edith Rachel Jones, of Liantarnam. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Jones, Denzil, 20, 3rd March 1944, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 1412783, Flight Sergeant. Son of Sidney Henry and Edith Jones of Croesyceiliog. Llanfechra (All Saints) Churchyard. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Jones, David, 20, 19th May 1940, Gloucestershire Regiment, 5185332, Private. Son of George and Annie Jones. Dunkirk Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial and Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Jones, H G. Died in Second World War. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Jones, Rev. Harold S, 39, 24th April 1941, Royal Army Chaplains' Department, 104052, Chaplain 4th Class. Son of John and Mary Jane Jones; husband of Lilian Louisa Jones of Haverfordwest, Pembrokshire, Athens Memorial.
  • Jones, Marsden, 23, 4th March 1945, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 1506083, Flight Sergeant. Runnymede Memorial. Commemorated locally at Pontnewydd War Memorial.
  • Jones, James Ronald, 2nd November 1945, 23, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 355394, Major. Son of James Thomas Jones and Gladys Gwendoline Jones of Llanfrechfa. King's Commendation for Brave Conduct, Ranchi War Cemetery.
  • Jones, Stanley Herbert, 41, 25th November 1941, Royal Navy, HMS Barham, P/K 58013, Leading Stoker. Son of Jabez and Sarah Jones; husband of Mary Lavinia Jones of Llantarnam. Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.
  • Jordan, Ernest  James, 39, 19th May 1942, Royal Navy, HMS Ceres, D/SS10804, Able Seaman. Son of James Henry and Helen Jordan; husband of Iris Elizabeth Sarah Jordan of St.Margarets, Twickenham. Tehran War Cemetery. Commemorated locally at Rood Screen, St Gabriel's Church.