Tenby war memorial

Tenby war memorial

The granite pillar at the Trafalgar War Memorial Gardens was unveiled in 1921 to commemorate local people who had died in the First World War. The names of those who died in the Second World War were added later. To discover who they were, choose a category below.

We have included several people with local connections who died in the wars but are not named on the memorial. We are grateful to Steven John for his research on Tenby’s war casualties. You can read about them in more detail on his website here.

Several of the fallen were buried in St Mary’s Churchyard, a short distance east of the war memorial. Inside St Mary's Church a window commemorates the dead of the First World War and a wooden screen is dedicated to the memory of the Second World War dead.

One of those named on the war memorial is Joseph Rees, who enlisted as soon as the First World War broke out but was discharged six months later with tuberculosis. Despite his poor health, he put himself forward as a Red Cross ambulance driver at the Western Front. He died at home a few months before the war ended.

Also named on the memorial are Madge Vera Clark’s husband Samuel Snell Lewis and her brothers Eric and Lionel Clark. All three men died in the Second World War.

Louise Sinnatt of Tenby died in a Japanese concentration camp in Sumatra in 1945, leaving her son Anthony, aged six, to fend for himself in the camp. He died two months later.

With thanks to Steven John and Byron Jones

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First World War

Second World War

Other MILITARY HiPoints in this region:
Air Sea Rescue base, Tenby – supported RAF’s local activities in Second World War
Lydstep Haven – home to Lord St David’s, who lost both his heirs in First World War

 

 

 

First World War

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  • Robert Dudley Innes Ackland, Private, 19653, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed on 6 January 1916. Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. Son of Dudley John James Ackland and Francis M Ackland; husband of Jessie Louisa Rickard.
  • Albert Edgar Adams, Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class, D/M122, Royal Navy - HMS Hollyhock. Died of illness in hospital on 1 June 1921 aged 28. Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Born in Tenby. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • Henry Adams, Civilian. Drowned on 7 May 1915 when RMS Lusitania was torpedoed off Ireland. Born in Tenby. Commemorated on his first wife’s grave in St Mary’s Churchyard, Tenby. Henry, a businessman, had married an American, Annie Elizabeth McNutt, a few weeks earlier. They boarded a lifeboat as the liner sank, but Henry was washed overboard.
  • George Young Allen, MID, CQMS, 7658, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Killed on 25 April 1917 aged 32. Arras Memorial, France. Posthumously Mentioned in Despatches. Born and raised in Blewsbury, Berkshire. Married Florence Selina Ollin of Tenby in 1915. The couple lived at 8 Queen's Parade, Tenby.
  • Richard Lancelot Baugh Allen, Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery. Committed suicide on 27 December 1918, aged 31. Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of His Honour Judge Wilfred Baugh Allen, and Annie Sophia Allen (nee Wedgewood), of Irosemount, Tenby. Fought in Gallipoli, Palestine and Egypt. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • Fergusson Barclay, Captain, Royal Air Force. Died in hospital on 7 December 1918 of wounds sustained in a flying accident. Weston-Super-Mare Cemetery, Somerset. Son of Captain Henry Fergusson Day Barclay and Agnes Hermione Barclay of Manor Mead, Weston-super-Mare. The family lived in Tenby, Agnes’ home town, for several years before Fergusson went for his education in Weston-super-Mare and Malvern College. Commissioned into the Somerset Light Infantry at the outbreak of war, later moving to the RAF.
  • William Beadon, Lieutenant-Colonel, Indian Army. Killed on 13 January 1916 aged 49. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of General Edward Musgrave Beadon of the 85th KSLI and Harriette Richards Beadon (nee Lloyd) of Tenby; husband of Joanna Elizabeth Beadon (nee Ballard). Was Commanding Officer of the 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) at the outbreak of war.
  • Lionel William Richard Benson, Gunner, 371219, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds on 30 April 1917 aged 23. Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre. Son of William Walter Benson and Mary Anne Benson, of Gaspard House, Clareston Road, Tenby.
  • Howard Benjamin Best, Private, 379343, Labour Corps. Killed on 4 December 1917 aged 25. Toutencourt Communal Cemetery, France. Born in Camden, London. Son of Benjamin Best and Emily Tabitha Best (nee Johns). By 1901 Emily had moved back to her native Tenby with Howard. They lived at 4 Belmont Parade, Tenby. Howard married Nellie Bushell at Pembroke in 1915 and was a hairdresser before the war.
  • Henry Lewis Bevan, Private, 5444, Pembroke Yeomanry. Died of illness at home on 27 August 1919, aged 45. St Mary’s Church Cemetery, Tenby. Son of William and Sarah Bevan, of Corse House, Laugharne. Henry married Kate Wright, a widow from Tenby, in 1900. They lived and kept a shop at Upper Frog Street, Tenby.
  • Harold Berkeley Beynon, Private, 33181, Hampshire Regiment. Died on 6 May 1919, aged 21, of malaria contracted while in Salonika. St Florence Churchyard, near Tenby. Also commemorated on the Brookwood (1914-1918) Memorial. Son of Thomas and Laura Annie Beynon, of Holloway, Penally. Harold later lived St Johns Hill, Tenby.
  • Charles Thomas Bickerstaff, Private, 19861, Welsh Regiment. Killed on 14 July 1916 aged 20. Thiepval Memorial, France. Born in Brixton, London. Son of Charles and Elizabeth Bickerstaff. Was a baker's apprentice in Pembroke by 1911 and lived at Milton.
  • William Henry Bodill, Bandsman, 5629, 10th Prince Of Wales' Own Royal Hussars. Died of wounds on 10 October 1916 aged 25. Contay British Cemetery, France. Son of William and Charlotte Elizabeth Bodill, of Folkestone, Kent. Lived in Saundersfoot before the war.
  • Walter Borrowes, Lieutenant, Royal Navy – HM Submarine C31. Killed on 4 January 1915, aged, when the submarine grounded off Belgium and was destroyed by German artillery. Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire.
  • Percy William Innes Boswell, Sergeant, 1764, Manchester Regiment. Killed on 7 August 1915 aged 23. Helles Memorial, Gallipoli. Born in Tenby. Son of Master Gunner James Grinton Smith Boswell and Jane Kay Boswell. Liver in Cardigan before the war. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • Foss Hunter Brown, Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. Killed on 31 July 1917 aged 19. Duhallow ADS Cemetery, Belgium. Born in Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Son of John Samuel and Elizabeth Annie Brown. The family later lived at 36 Victoria Street, Tenby.
  • Eric James Kershaw Buckley, Flight Sub Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service. Killed on 28 July 1917, aged 22. Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Netherlands. Born at 2 Pembroke Villas, Tenby. Son of James Kershaw and Charlotte Buckley.
  • William Buley, Third Mate, Mercantile Marine Reserve – HM MFA Lyons. Died on 10 August 1914 aged 42. Cromarty Cemetery, Scotland. Born in Tenby. Son of John and Elizabeth Buley.
  • Henry Simeon Burton, Lance Sergeant, 6952, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died on 23 September 1916, aged 31, of wounds received in the Battle of the Somme. Buried in Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Born in Salisbury. Son of Cornelius Edward Burton and Martha Burton. Was a regular soldier. While based at Pembroke with the Wiltshire Regiment, he met Elizabeth Annie Smith of Tenby and they married in 1907. They lived at 8 Lower Saltern, Tenby. Henry worked as a gas stoker but rejoined the army with the outbreak of war.
  • John Richards Carne, Private, 18582, Welsh Regiment. Killed on 22 December 1914 aged 34. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial. Born in Tenby. Son of Henry Carne and Elizabeth Carne (nee Richards). Lived at Bridgend before the war. Married Georgina Angove there in 1906.
  • Thomas Henry Coffey, Private, 31843, South Wales Borderers. Died in hospital of dysentery on 6 September 1918, aged 32. Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece. Born in Bedwas, near Caerphilly. Son of George John Coffey and Mary Coffey (nee Morgans); husband of Ethel Annie Coffey (nee Fairfax). Was a police constable at Pembroke, later Tenby. Enlisted at Aldershot into the Military Foot Police.
  • Thomas James Collacott, Petty Officer 1st Class, 142707 (Dev.), Royal Navy – HMS Laurentic. Lost at sea on 25 January 1917 aged 44. Buried in Upper Fahan (St Mura's) Church Of Ireland Churchyard, County Donegal, Ireland. HMS Laurentic, a requisitioned passenger liner, struck a mine off Malin Head and sank with the loss of 347 crew.
  • William Cornell, Private, L/7421, Middlesex Regiment. Died of wounds on 21 November 1914. Commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Born at Saffron Walden, Essex. Lived in Tenby at some time before the war.
  • Joseph Clement Cossins, Bombardier, 950475, Royal Field Artillery. Killed on 5 July 1918 aged 27. Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Born in London. Son of Louis and Maria Cossins of Scarborough House, The Paragon, Tenby. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • Edward John Cutcliffe, Private, 57136, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died of illness on 5 October 1918 aged 31. La Kreule Military Cemetery, France. Son of William Henry and Martha Jane Cutcliffe, of Wynlerg, Church Park, Tenby. Enlisted into the Welsh Regiment.
  • Gilbert Douglas Davies, Private, 56886, Welsh Regiment. Died of wounds on 17 January 1917 aged 21. Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William Henry and Sarah Ann Davies, of Toronto Cottage, Clareston Road, Tenby.
  •  John Alfred Davies, Sapper, 302677, Royal Engineers. Died at home on 5 August 1917 aged 39. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Son of William and Eliza Davies of 4 Park Terrace, Tenby. Worked as a builder for his father before enlisting.
  • Joseph Davies, Private, 14040, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed on 14 July 1916 aged 25. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Joseph and Mary Davies, of St. Mary’s Hill Cottage, Tenby. Lived at Trelewis, near Merthyr Tydfil, before the war. Also commemorated on Saundersfoot war memorial.
  • Robert Henry Davies, Private, 62306, Welsh Regiment. Killed on 8 October 1918 aged 25. Moulin-de-Pierre British Cemetery, France. Son of James and Elizabeth Davies of Westbourne Cottage, Tenby. Was a Great Western Railway porter at Llanelli before the war, living at Tyasha Road, Llanelli.
  • Thomas Maurice Davies, Sergeant, 6017, Welsh Regiment. Killed on 23 April 1916 aged 36. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Born at Penffordd, Bletherston. Worked at Narberth post office before 1898, then joined the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Thomas was awarded the QSA and KSA for his service in Boer War. In 1908 he married Elizabeth Morgan of Tenby. They lived at Lodge Gate, New Hedges, Tenby. Thomas worked as a postman before re-enlisting.
  • William Davies, Petty Officer Stoker, 160757, Royal Navy – HMS Goliath. Lost at sea on 13 May 1915 aged 44. Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. Son of Mr and Mrs Davies of Tenby; husband of Harriet Davies of 98 St Leonard’s Road, Lowestoft. Served with the Navy before the First World War. His ship was sunk by a Turkish torpedo boat near Gallipoli with the loss of 570 crew.
  • Francis Innes Day, Major, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Killed on 21 December 1914 aged 43. Le Touret Memorial, Richebourg l'Avoue, France. Son of Colonel Henry James Day, Wiltshire Regiment. In 1903 he married Florence Stokes of Tenby. They lived at 15 Nightingale Road, Southsea. Francis was a career soldier.
  • William Eden, Private, 20076, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed on 3 September 1918 aged 25. Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery, France. Born at St Helens, Lancashire. Married Clara Jane Daniels of 26 Culver Park, Tenby, in 1915.
  • John Evans, Gunner, 371058, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed on 14 June 1917 aged 36. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium. Son of James and Elizabeth Evans of 2 Jubilee Cottages, Tenby.
  • William George Evans, Lance Corporal, 381481, Kings Liverpool Regiment. Killed on 21 October 1918. Ere Churchyard, Belgium. Born in Tenby.
  • Ronald Gifford Fishwick, Private, 3047, Australian Infantry. Died 22 July 1916 aged 21. Villers-Brettoneux Memorial, France. Born in Tenby. Son of Richard Fairfax Fishwick and Elizabeth J Fishwick of 5 St Julian Terrace. The family emigrated and lived at Waverley, New South Wales.
  • Charles Frederick Arthur Fordham, Private, 53684, Welsh Regiment. Killed on 3 March 1917 aged 22.  Assevillers New British Cemetery, France. Son of George and Martha Fordham, of St John’s Croft, Tenby.
  • Alfred William Forsyth, Private, 200206, Welsh Regiment. Killed on 28 December 1917 aged 24. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. Son of Annie Glinn of 1 Bridge Street, Tenby.
  • Henry James Fouracre, Gunner, 141470, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed on 20 October 1917 aged 33. The Huts Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Born at Grangetown, Cardiff. Worked as a fisherman before the war, living at Princes Head, Tenby.
  • Arthur Charles Gatenby, Private, 690399, Canadian Infantry. Killed on 1 October 1918 aged 25. Canada Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Cambrai, France. Son of William and Jennie Gatenby, of 8 Hilton Street, Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Cebert Douglas Gibbon, Sergeant, 17520, Essex Regiment. Killed on 13 November 1916 aged 37. Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, France. Son of Thomas and Ellen Gibbon, of Tenby. Lived before the war with his wife Alice at 16 Witton Street, Romford, Essex.
  • Arthur Glass, Sergeant, 6886, Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed on 18 October 1914. Le Touret Memorial, France. Born in Swindon. Married Ellen May John in Tenby in 1911. The couple lived in Swindon before the war.
  • Charles Stewart Glencross, Sergeant, 371034, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed on 28 March 1918 aged 26. Anzin-St. Aubin British Cemetery, France. Son of Richard and Caroline Glencross, of 2 Upper Park Road, Tenby.
  • William Edward Glinn, Private, 235691, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died of wounds on 9 September 1918 aged 20. St Sever Cemetery Extension, France. Son of William Edward Glinn and Annie Glinn of Pretoria Restaurant, Bridge Street, Tenby.
  • Richard John Goodridge, Private, 34602, Welsh Regiment. Died at home on 18 November 1915 aged 37. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Son of Thomas and Jane Goodridge of 17 St George Street, Tenby. Lived before the war in Treorchy, Rhondda. Enlisted at Tonypandy.
  • Cyril Norman Green, Driver, 122243, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds on 11 March 1917 aged 21. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Son of John and Bessie Rundle Green. He had lived at Mount Pleasant, Tenby, for several years before the war, and was educated at Greenhill School.
  • Ernest Atherton Gregory, Private, 27244, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed on 23 August 1918 aged 19. Douchy-les-Ayette British Cemetery, France. Son of Ernest Arthur Gregory and Sarah Jane Gregory (nee Richards) of 9 Edward Street, Tenby.
  • James Henry Harries, Private, 10475, Welsh Regiment. Died of wounds on 24 May 1915 aged 31. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Son of Jacob and Maria Harries of 1 Chimney Park Back Row, Tenby. Lived at Neyland before the war. Brother of John, below.
  • John Harries, Private, 8592, Welsh Regiment. Died of wounds on 8 September 1917 aged 32. Zuydcoote Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Jacob and Maria Harris of 1 Chimney Park Back Row Tenby.
  • Frank Harris, Private, 208162, Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters). Killed on 20 October 1918, aged 35. He is buried in Vichte Military Cemetery, France. Born in Shrewsbury. Before the war he lived with his wife Mary at 18 Culver Park, Tenby.
  • John Plunkett Verney Hawksley, DSO, MID, Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Field Artillery. Killed on 8 August 1916 aged 38. Becourt Military Cemetery, France. Son of James Taylor Hawksley and Emily Julia Hawksley, of Caldy Island. Served in the South African and Sudan campaigns. John was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Mentioned in Despatches three times.
  • Henry May Henderson, MID, Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Engineers. Killed on 10 March 1917 aged 38. Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Captain John Hannam Henderson RN and Betsy Ann Henderson (nee May) of Red House, Tenby. Nephew of Admirals William, Sir Reginald and Frank Hannam Henderson. Henry served in the Boer War. After being wounded in France in 1914, he was posted to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, as chief instructor in military engineering. Returned to the front in March 1916 and was killed at the Somme.
  • Thomas John Hodges, Gunner, 229058, Royal Field Artillery. Died in hospital on 21 May 1917 aged 39. Son of John and Julia Hodges. He married Mary Naomi Beatley in 1913. She later lived at 28 Harries Street, Tenby.
  • William Hodgson, Leading Cook’s Mate, 347770, Royal Navy – HMS Goliath. Lost at sea on 13 May 1915 aged 26, when his ship was sunk by a Turkish torpedo boat. Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. Born in Tenby. Son of Harriet Hodgson; brother of Mrs Ellen Thomas of Mayfield, Longstone, Stepaside.
  • Charles William Howells, Seaman, 2444A, Royal Naval Reserve – SS Trenta-y-Tres. Died of sickness in Uruguay on 4 January 1919, aged 26. Son of Thomas and Annie Louisa Howells, of 3 St Mary’s Street, Tenby.
  • Rev John Wesley Howells, Second Lieutenant, Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed on 23 July 1917 aged 29. Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. Son of William and Sarah Jane Howells, of Arch House, St George Street, Tenby. Educated at Tenby. Trained at Westminster and became a Wesleyan Minister in Manchester. Enlisted in May 1915 and was soon transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. John was flying as observer to Lieutenant RN Thomas when their plane was shot down near Gaza and fell into the sea.
  • George Waldeof Huntington, Lieutenant, Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Killed on 24 August 1916 aged 32. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Thomas and Florence Ellen Huntington, of Norwich, Connecticut, USA.
  • Nigel Jocelin Searancke Huntington, Second Lieutenant, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed on 17 November 1914 aged 22. Le Touret Memorial. Son of Major Herbert Huntington and Alice Elizabeth Huntington of The Rangers, Dursley, Gloucs.
  • William Henry Hurley, Gunner, 463, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of sickness at Pembroke Dock Military Hospital on 27 May 1915 aged 23. Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery. Born in Swansea. Son of Thomas James Hurley and Mary Ann Hurley (nee Jones). Mary was from Tenby, and by 1901 the family was living at St Domingo Place, Tenby.
  • Robert John Fitzgerald Ingham, DSO, Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds on 1 July 1917 aged 36. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Judge Robert Wood Ingham and Mary Elizabeth Ingham, of Sugwas, Hereford; husband of Ella Ingham, of Tenby and of Glebe Farm, Godalming, Surrey. Robert’s son, John Oliver Ingham, was killed in the Second World War. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • Charles Jeffries, Private, 1633, Welsh Guards. Killed on 4 September 1917 aged 27. Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Born Charles Robert Jeffery at Tenby. Son of John and Elizabeth Jeffery. Married Miriam Morgans in Pontypridd on 7 November 1912. They lived at 72 Middle Street, Pontypridd, with their two children. Charles enlisted in November 1914 into the Royal Garrison Artillery, but was discharged after three months unlikely to become “an efficient soldier”. He re-enlisted at Porth into the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards.
  • Archibald Thomas William Jenkins, Private, 19086, Army Pay Corps. Died in hospital in Shrewsbury on 28 April 1918 aged 22. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Son of William and Martha Annie Jenkins of 29 Norton, Tenby. Was a draper in Tenby before the war.
  • Leoline Jenkins, DSO, MC and Bar, Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Air Force. Died in hospital on 20 November 1918 aged 27. Acton Cemetery, England. Born in Plymouth on 3 May 1891. Son of Leo and Maud Jenkins. The family was from Tenby, but lived at Ecclesfield, Middlesex. Commissioned into the Dorsetshire Royal Garrison Artillery in February 1911. Awarded the Military Cross for bravery early in 1916. Transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and won a Bar to his MC later in the war. He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
  • Arthur Morgan John, Private, 33698, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed on 10 October 1918 aged 23. Maurois Communal Cemetery, France. Born in Saundersfoot. Son of William and Mary John. The family later lived at Oxford House, Lower Frog Street, Tenby. Enlisted at Neath into the Army Service Corps.
  • William John, Private, 55464, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed on 15 January 1917 aged 33. Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Born in Tenby. Son of William John and Margaret John (nee Phillips), of Laugharne. Married Martha Elizabeth Davies in 1908. The couple raised four children at 29 Victoria Street, Tenby.
  • Frank Thomas Jones, Private, 10732, Machine Gun Corps. Died of wounds on 21 September 1918 aged 21. Villers Hill British Cemetery, France. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Jones of 3 Marsh Road, Tenby. Enlisted at Burry Port into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
  • James Arthur Jones, Chief Stoker, 300369 (Dev), Royal Navy – HMS Vivid. Died in hospital on 15 November 1918 aged 36. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Son of William and Sara Jones of 1 Upper Park Road, Tenby. HMS Vivid was the base depot at Plymouth.
  • James Arthur Jones, MID, Captain, South Wales Borderers. Killed on 8 October 1918 during the Battle of Cambrai. He is buried in Guizancourt Farm Cemetery, Gouy, France. Son of Rev James Jones and Mrs Jane Jones of Hill Cottage, Heywood Lane, Tenby.
  • William Henry Jones, Private, 271, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Killed on 22 March 1918. Pozieres Memorial, France. Born at Lisverry. Lived in Tenby before the war.
  • Henry Edwin Hunter Kent, Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade. Died on 16 November 1922, aged 57, of the effects of malaria contracted in Salonika during the war. Son of Captain Hunter Kent RN and Annie Kent. Henry lived at The Croft, Tenby. Not named on Tenby war memorial but commemorated on a plaque in nearby St Mary’s Church.
  • Donald Kenworthy, Captain, Somerset Light Infantry. Killed on 17 May 1915 aged 27. New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Mary H Kenworthy of Tenby. Educated at St Andrew’s School, Tenby, and Cheltenham College. Brother of John, below. Three other brothers also served.
  • John Gibson Kenworthy, Lieutenant, Canadian Infantry. Killed on 24 April 1915 aged 33. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Born in Hurst, Lancashire. Son of John and Mary H Kenworthy of Tenby. John emigrated to Canada with his wife Iris John Kenworthy before the war.
  • Ernest Herbert Kibblewhite, Sergeant, 7252, Wiltshire Regiment. Killed on 10 August 1915 aged 27. Helles Memorial, Gallipoli. Son of William and Eliza Kibblewhite of Station Road, Purton, Swindon; husband of Rachel Mary Kibblewhite. Worked for the Great Western Railway before enlisting.
  • Henry Kingston, Private, 54095, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed on 5 August 1916 aged 20. Thiepval Memorial, France. Born in Blaengarw. Son of Albert Edward Kingston and Margaret Kingston (nee Jones). Margaret died in 1899 and Henry went to live with grandmother Elizabeth Jones at 15 Lower Saltern, Tenby. He worked as an errand boy in Tenby.
  • Francis John Dobree Knowling, MC, Captain, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Killed on 8 March 1918 aged 26. Canada Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Dr Ernest Mansford and Helen Emily Hankey Knowling, of North Bay House, Tenby. Educated at St Andrew’s School, Tenby, and Cheltenham College. After taking an agricultural course at Harper Adams College, Shropshire, he worked on Lord Rendlesham’s Estate in Suffolk. Enlisted in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.
  • Edward Lucien Laws, Trooper, 501, East African Mounted Rifles. Died of illness on 7 September 1916 aged 39. Probably buried at Mombasa (Mbaraki) Cemetery. Son of Edward and Georgina Elizabeth Laws (nee Nantes), of Brython, Tenby. Educated at St Andrew’s College, Bradfield. Edward was a businessman and was declared bankrupt on in 1909.
  • Arthur Henry Ormond Lea, Lance Corporal, 6491, Honourable Artillery Company. Killed on 26 October 1918 aged 31. Tezze British Cemetery, Italy. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Lea of Holmlea, Tenby. Worked as a Great Western Railway clerk at London Paddington before the war.
  • William Lea, Private, 29011, South Wales Borderers. Killed on 28 September 1918 aged 34. Born in Knighton, Powys. Married Alice Day, a parlour maid from Saundersfoot, in 1911. They lived at 1 Elm Cottage, St John's Hill, Tenby.
  • Alfred Leonard, Able Seaman, 207650, Royal Navy – HMS Good Hope. Died 1 November 1914 aged 30. Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Born in Tenby. Son of John and Mary Anne Leonard. Married Miriam Ward while based in Portsmouth with the Royal Navy in 1907. His ship was sunk by German armoured cruisers in the Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean coast.
  • Arthur Scott Lewis, Private, M/352041, Royal Army Service Corps. Died of Wounds on 30 May 1918 aged 33. Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, France. Son of William and Alice Lewis, of Milford House, Tenby. Emigrated with his wife Maud Marie Lewis to Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. Enlisted in 1917 into the Royal Army Service Corps but was pressed into action with the Royal Garrison Artillery, probably as a driver.
  • William Henry Lewis, Petty Officer 1st Class, 158928, Royal Navy – HMS Dublin. Died of disease on board ship on 23 October 1914, aged 39. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Born in Pilton. Son of Edwin and Anne Lewis; husband of Martha Lewis. He lived at 24 Culver Park, Tenby, working as a leading seaman.
  • Thomas Henry Lillycrop, Seaman, 2470/A, Royal Navy – HMS Vivid. Died from the effects of war service on 9 September 1918 aged 27. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Son of Thomas Henry and Sarah Lillycrop, of Quay Hill, Tenby. The family were fishermen and owned a boat. Thomas married Naomi Waters in 1911 and they had a son. HMS Vivid was the base depot at Plymouth.
  • John William Llewellyn, Chief Petty Officer, 163981, Royal Navy – HMS Vivid. Died of illness on 10 February 1919 aged 42. Plymouth (Weston Mill) Cemetery. Born in Tenby. Son of John and Rhosina Llewellyn. Married Mabel Louise Tucker before the war. They lived at 25 Mount Street, Devonport, Plymouth. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • John Morris Philip Lloyd, Gunner, 371154, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed on 24 April 1917. Bois-Carre British Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs Mary Ann Lloyd of 19 St Domingo Place, Tenby. His brother William Henry Lloyd, below, died a fortnight earlier, about 3km away.
  • William Henry Lloyd, Private, 687387, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Killed on 9 April 1917 aged 24. Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs Mary Ann Lloyd of 19 St Domingo Place, Tenby. Emigrated to Canada before the war.
  • Arthur George Lord, Second Lieutenant, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed on 20 July 1916 aged 20. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of George and Phoebe Lord, of Fairfield, Tenby.
  • Henry Pierce Mackenzie, MID, Captain, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed on 25 September 1915 aged 37. Cambrin Churchyard Extension, France. Son of Captain John and Charlotte Uppleby Mackenzie of Tenby. Was a merchant seaman before the war, living with his wife Jane Catherine Frances Mackenzie at Kirkcudbright, Scotland. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • George Alderton Mallin (served as Matthews), Private, 1343, Welsh Regiment. Died on 15 January 1917 aged 20. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Born in Birmingham. Lived with grandparents George and Jane Matthews at 19 Lower Park Road, Tenby. Enlisted in November 1913 but was discharged from the army in March 1914 and returned home. He was mobilised on 8 August 1914, at the outbreak of war. Discharged in 1915 as physically unfit for service.
  • David Richard Mason, MID, Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Naval Reserve – HMS Osmanieh. Killed on 31 December 1917, aged 38, when his ship hit a mine. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Born in Tenby. Son of Frank Britten Mason and Matilda Mason (nee Jones). Left a wife, son and daughter. Educated at King Edward VI School, Norwich, and went to sea aged 14. Served with Pembrokeshire Imperial Yeomanry in the Boer War. Resumed his seafaring career before the war. David was Mentioned in Despatches in September 1917.
  • John Hamon Massy, Private, S/11606, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Killed on 11 November 1914, aged 35. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Born in Tenby. Son of Haworth Peel Massy and Anne Justina Massy (nee Lloyd). Lived in Worthing, Sussex, before enlisting at Inverness in 1899. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • William Henry George Day Mathias, Lance Corporal, 18115, Royal Defence Corps. Died on 17 May 1917 aged 50. Buried in Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Born in Bedwellty, near Caerphilly. Son of Anthony and Susan Mathias. The family had moved to Tenby by 1881. Later William lived with his wife Hannah Mathias at Laurie Cottage, Tenby.
  • Cecil George Mathie, Private, 24046, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds on 21 March 1918 aged 31. Pozieres Memorial, France. Born in Tenby Son of William Clark Mathie and Edith Ruth Mathie (nee Hancock). The family later lived at Streatham, London. Cecil was a civil servant. Married Gertrude Thorndyke of Streatham in 1911. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • Charles Sidney Matthews, Able Seaman, 202510, Royal Navy. Died in Pembrokeshire in September 1921 aged 39. St Mary's Church Cemetery, Tenby, on 23 September 1921. Son of George and Jane Matthews of 19 Lower Park Road, Tenby. Brother of George, below.
  • George Henry Matthews, Able Seaman, 194159, Royal Navy – HMS Mastiff. Died on 27 August 1915 aged 35. Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent. Son of George and Jane Matthews of 19 Lower Park Road, Tenby.
  • James Percy May, Major, Indian Army. Killed on 12 February 1917, aged 37. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Born in Honolulu. Son of Tom May and Julia Adelaide May (nee Wight). The family later lived at Red House, Tenby. James served in the Indian Army before the First World War.
  • William Herman Henry McGrath, CQMS, 11949, South Wales Borderers. Died of wounds on 30 August 1915 aged 45. Helles Memorial, Turkey. Born in Salford, Manchester. Husband of Sarah McGrath, of St George Street, Tenby. Was in China with the 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers when the war began.
  • William George Maurice Morgan, Private, 50012, South Lancashire Regiment. Accidentally drowned on 10 November 1917 aged 25. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of William and Mary Morgan, of Moysland Farm, New Hedges. Married Mary Stephens at Jeffreyston in 1915.
  • Edward Taylor Morley, Sapper, 89274, Royal Engineers. Killed on 8 June 1916 aged 38. Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Born in Tenby. Son of Henry and Mary Morley. Lived in York before the war with his wife Louisa and their daughter Constance.
  • John Albert Morris, Petty Officer Stoker, 289538, Royal Navy – HMS Indefatigable. Killed, aged 36, when his ship was sunk in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Son of Charles and Eliza Morris of Franklyn House, Frog Street, Tenby. Served in Royal Navy before the war. Lived with his wife Mary in Devonport, Devon.
  • James Murphy, Corporal, S/8610, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died of illness on 21 December 1918 aged 24. Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria. Son of Peter and Sarah Elizabeth Murphy of 16 Lower Saltern, Tenby. Married Lily Ethel Maud Price at Willesden, London, in 1916.
  • Harold Thomas Nicholls, Private, 36778, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died of wounds on 19 September 1918 aged 20. Karasouli Military Cemetery, Salonika. Born in Tenby. Son of Thomas Hugh and Edith Mary Annie Nicholls.
  • William Harold Nicholls, Captain, Australian Infantry. Killed on 26 January 1917 aged 29. Guards' Cemetery, Lesbouefs, France. Born in Tenby. Son of William and Catherine Nicholls; husband of Lilian May Nicholls, of 3 Central Terrace, Llanbradach, Caerphilly. Emigrated to Australia before the war. Survived the Gallipoli campaign, where he was promoted to Second Lieutenant.soldier icon
  • George Henry Nichols, Sergeant, 144838, Canadian Infantry. Killed on 30 October 1917 aged 33. Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. Born in Tenby. Son of Richard Henry Wills Nichols and Elizabeth Ann Nichols (nee Beynon). Emigrated to Canada.
  • Richard Edwin Nock, Gunner, 371194, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed on 24 June 1916 aged 22. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium. Born in Newtown, Powys. Son of Richard and Maria Nock. By 1911 he lived with aunt and uncle George and Elizabeth Davies at Boston House, Tenby, and was apprenticed to his bootmaker uncle.
  • Philip John Norrish, Leading Seaman, J/1379, Royal Navy – HMS Defence. Killed, aged 24, when his ship was sunk in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1915. Son of John and Caroline Norrish of 32 Harris Street, Tenby. Joined the Navy in 1910.
  • Arthur James Ormond, Private, 203034, South Lancashire Regiment. Killed on 8 May 1917 aged 24. Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, France. Son of Richard and Martha Ormond of 7 St John's Hill, Tenby.
  • Charles Ormond, Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class, 271703, Royal Navy – HMS Defence. Killed, aged 27, when his ship was sunk in the Battle of Jutland. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Born in Tenby. Son of John and Martha Ormond. Charles was educated in Tenby before the family moved to the Cambrian Hotel, Saundersfoot. Joined the Navy before the war.
  • Augustus Charles Owen, MC, Second Lieutenant, Somerset Light Infantry. Killed on 6 August 1918 aged 23. St Amand British Cemetery, France. Son of Sir Hugh Charles Owen and Lady Martha Owen of Laurel Cottage, Goodwick. Awarded the Military Cross for his bravery in early 1918.
  • Harold Ewart Parcell, Private, 34091, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed on 22 August 1918 aged 23. Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Joseph and Lydia Parcell of Tenby. Enlisted in Tenby into the South Wales Borderers.
  • David Christopher Parry-Davies, Captain, South Wales Borderers. Died of wounds on 10 May 1916, aged 27. Beauval Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Rev David Rhys Parry-Davies and Elizabeth A Parry-Davies of The Rectory, Puncheston.
  • William Pearce, Private, 18175, Royal Defence Corps. Died on 20 April 1918. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Lived in Tenby and enlisted at Mumbles into the Welsh Regiment. William was probably unfit for overseas service and was transferred to the 331st Protection Company, Royal Defence Corps. 
  • John Peate, Lieutenant, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed on 8 September 1916, aged 27. Born in Llanbrynmair, Powys. Son of Margaret Peate. Taught at Greenhill School, Tenby, before the war.
  • Ernest Powell, Private, 101168, Machine Gun Corps. Died of illness on 2 May 1919 aged 39. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Son of George and Ann Powell of 19 Culver Park, Tenby.
  • Evan Pritchard, Private, 54620, Welsh Regiment. Died 27 February 1918 aged 35. Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France. Son of Hugh and Martha Pritchard of Tyllosg, Maenclochog. Lived in Tenby before the war.
  • Charles Cecil Rand, Lance Corporal, 6380, Wiltshire Regiment. Killed on 23 September 1914 aged 33. La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, France. Born in Brixton. Son of Charles Joshua and Sarah Rand. Joined the Wiltshire Regiment before the war and was based in Pembrokeshire when he married Elizabeth Jane Lewis in 1906. Before the war they were living in Tenby and Charles was working as a window cleaner. He rejoined his regiment when the war began.
  • Henry Arthur Rees, Gunner, 124170, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed on 20 July 1917 aged 29. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension, Belgium. Son of John Rees and Martha Rees of 10 St John's Hill, Tenby.
  • James Frederick Rees, Private, 320088, Welsh Regiment. Died of wounds on 6 November 1917 aged 23. Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. Son of George and Mary Ann Rees, of 3 Frogmore Terrace, Tenby. Enlisted at Tenby into the Glamorgan Yeomanry.
  • Joseph Rees, Driver, 8494, British Red Cross Society. Died at home on 6 August 1918 aged 27. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Born in Tenby. Son of Joseph and Ellen Rees. Enlisted into the South Wales Borderers in August 1914. Discharged in February 1915, suffering with tuberculosis. Joseph volunteered to serve on the Western Front from March 1916 as an ambulance driver with the British Red Cross Society.
  • Charles Edward Richards, Private, 48990, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died at Andover on 9 March 1916 aged 21. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Born in Yockleton, Shropshire. Son of Evan and Mary Jemima Richards. By 1901 the family had moved to Cambrian Cottages, Tenby.
  • John Philpin Richards, Petty Officer, 1695C, Royal Naval Reserve – HM Trawler Loch Naver. Lost at sea, aged 40, on 13 May 1918 when his ship was sunk by the enemy. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Born in Tenby. Son of George and Mary Richards. Married Margaret Ann Jenkins in 1904. They lived at 16 Trafalgar Road, Tenby, with their two sons.
  • William John Richards, Petty Officer, 184496, Royal Navy – HMS Goliath. Died, aged 35, on 13 May 1915 when his ship was sunk by a Turkish torpedo boat. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Born in Neath. Son of William and Emily Richards. The family later moved to Tenby. William lived with his wife Elizabeth Gertrude Richards at 18 North Street, Bufferland, Pembroke Dock.
  • Ralph Jennings Roberts, Lieutenant, Machine Gun Corps. Killed on 31 October 1917 aged 38. Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. Son of George Rowland Roberts and Janet Roberts of Newquay, Cornwall.
  • Evan Roblin, Private, 25846, Welsh Regiment. Killed on 29 July 1918 aged 43. Tournai Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of James and Phoebe Roblin of Jeffreystone.
  • James Rossiter, Company Sergeant Major, 27475, Welsh Regiment. Died at home on 12 June 1918 aged 43. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Son of George and Mary Rossiter of Tenby; husband of Mary Rossiter of 2 Rocky Park, Tenby. Served in the Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry.
  • Angus Bowie Rutherford, Warrant Officer, Royal Navy – HMS Princess Irene. Died on 27 May 1915. Born in Tarbert, Argyll. Son of Mary Rutherford. He probably lived in Tenby before the war, and fathered a daughter with Norma Elinor Nicholls in 1906. His ship was on the River Medway, Kent, when an explosion tore it apart.
  • George Julian Ryan, DSO, Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Killed on 23 January 1915 aged 36. Guards Cemetery, France. Born in Tenby. Son of Lt Col George Ryan (Army Medical Dept.) and Louisa Clotilda Ryan, later of Ryde, Isle of Wight. George fought in the Boer War with the Mounted Infantry. Mentioned in Despatches in 1901. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service in South Africa. Again Mentioned in Despatches for service with the Egyptian Army from 1903 to 1910.
  • Walter Scott, Rifleman, G4249, Royal Fusiliers. Killed on 13 April 1917 aged 30. Bois-Carre British Cemetery, France. Born in Leeds. Son of Dr Walter and Elizabeth Saies Scott, formerly of Tenby.
  • James Seaton, Able Seaman, 200194, Royal Navy – HMS Defence. Killed, aged 34, when his ship was sunk in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Son of Arthur and Mary Seaton, of Bristol.
  • Arthur Smith, Private, 1155, Northamptonshire Yeomanry. Killed on 9 March 1915 aged 24. Vieille-Chappelle New Military Cemetery, France. Born in Woodford, Northants. Son of Charles Slater and Bertha Smith. The family later moved to Norton House, Tenby. Was a successful National Hunt jockey.
  • Gilbert James Smith, Private, 320258, Welsh Regiment. Died of wounds on 6 December 1917 aged 34. Jerusalem War Cemetery. Born in Manorbier. Son of William and Jane Smith. The family moved to 6 Queen's Parade, Tenby, by 1891.
  • Hubert George Smith, Private, 320057, Welsh Regiment. Died on 6 November 1918 aged 27. Don Communal Cemetery, France. Son of William Henry Smith and Sarah Ann Smith (nee Richards) of Cresswell Street, Tenby. Married Winifred L Jones in 1911. They lived in Alpha Cottage, Lower Frog Street, Tenby.
  • William Arthur Smith, Private, 320499, Welsh Regiment. Died at sea on 1 January 1917, aged 28, while travelling to his posting in Palestine. Mikra Memorial, Salonika. Son of William and Sarah Ann Smith of Green Grove Cottage, Park Terrace, Tenby. Married Alice Beatrice Davies in 1910. They lived at 3 Upper Frog Street, Tenby.
  • Ernest George Charles Stratford, Rifleman, 323378, London Regiment (City of London Rifles). Killed on 6 December 1917 aged 25. Cambrai Memorial, France. Born in Moville, County Donegal. Son of George and Alice Stratford. George had been master at Tenby lifeboat station before the war. Ernest worked as a draper in London.
  • William Childs Sudds, Sergeant, 5468, Welsh Regiment. Killed here on 31 October 1914 aged 34. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of George and Elizabeth Ann Sudds of 22 Blackheath Vale, Blackheath, London. He was based at Pembroke Dock with the Welsh Regiment before the war, and married Lucy Ann Rees of 3 Frogmore Terrace, Tenby, in 1912.
  • Daniel James Taylor, Private, 7012, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment. Killed on 12 March 1915. He is buried in La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Belgium. Born in Stratton, Wiltshire. Joined the army before the war. In 1906 he married Alice Maud Jermyn, daughter of Ann Jermyn, of St Domingo Place, Tenby.
  • Albert Thomas, Gunner, 371257, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed on 1 September 1918 aged 22. Wancourt British Cemetery, France. Born in Saundersfoot. Son of Mrs SJ Thomas of Sandy Hill, Tenby. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • Frederick Charles Thomas, Private, 12588, South Wales Borderers. Died of wounds on a hospital ship near Gallipoli on 13 August 1915 aged 21. Born in Tenby. Son of John and Harriet Thomas. The family had moved to 21 New Castle Square, Bridgend, before the war.
  • Henry Percival Thomas, Sapper, 200442, Royal Engineers. Contracted sandfly fever in Mesopotamia and died of septicaemia on 27 September 1917 aged 26. Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Herman and Eleanor Thomas of 1 St Julian Street, Tenby.
  • Howell Tudor Thomas, Corporal, 108725, Royal Engineers. Died of pneumonia on 31 January 1919 aged 37. Janval Cemetery, Dieppe, France. Son of William and Annie Thomas, of Tenby. Married Eva Mary Williams in April 1907. They lived in Ford Cottage, Edward Street, Tenby.
  • Wilfred George Thomas, Private, 53649, Cheshire Regiment. Killed on 3 July 1918 aged 18. Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes, France. Son of Frederick and Laura Helen Thomas, of Farnham House, South Cliff Street, Tenby.
  • Alfred James Veale, Private, 4818, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds on 9 June 1916 aged 40. Bethune Town Cemetery, France. Born in Paddington, London, on 22 December 1875. Son of Alfred and Sophia Veale. Married Mary Annie Ryal of Tenby in February 1901.
  • John Henry Lyons Walcott, Lieutenant, Indian Army. Killed on 2 November 1914 aged 20. Neuve-Chapelle Memorial, France. Born in Tenby. Son of Robert Courtland Shaw Walcott and Eva Walcott.
  • Frederick Warner, Private, 9321, Welsh Regiment. Died on 3 November 1914 aged 24. Ypres Reservoir Cemetery. Born in Southwark, London. Was a boy soldier at Pembroke Dock before the war. Married Esther Martha Brooking of Crackwell Street, Tenby, in 1912.
  • John Patrick Waters, Second Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps. Killed, aged 18, on 18 November 1917, when the aeroplane in which he was flying broke apart. Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of General Hely-Hutchinson Waters, CMG, CVO, of Glendower, Tenby, and of Mrs EM Waters of Barton Stacey, Hampshire. John was commissioned into the Royal Flying Corps in July 1917.
  • William Way, Sergeant, 19717, York and Lancaster Regiment. Killed on 22 July 1918, aged 26. He is buried in Abeele Aeroplane Cemetery, Belgium. Born in Tenby. Was a collier at Pontypridd before the war.
  • Edmund Henry Herbert Westby, Captain, Welsh Regiment. Killed on 25 May 1915 aged 33. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Captain John Wright Westby and Charlotte Sarah Constance Westby of Tenby; husband of Jessie Primrose Josephine Vera Westby (nee David) of Dorling House, Fleet, Hants. Served in the South African Campaign and was with the Welsh Regiment in Chakrata, India, when the war began.
  • George Thomas Wickland, Lance Sergeant, 15511, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed on 16 August 1918 aged 25. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Benjamin and Dorothy Wickland of Burnham Cottage, Crackwell Street, Tenby.
  • William Wickland, Able Seaman, Wales/Z/544, Royal Navy – HMS Indefatigable. Died, aged 20, on 31 May 1916 when his ship was sunk in the Battle of Jutland. Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. Son of James Palmer Wickland and Sarah Wickland of 1 St David’s Cottage, Lower Frog Street, Tenby.
  • George Henry Williams, Private, 42171, Manchester Regiment. Died of wounds on 6 February 1918. Ham British Cemetery, France. Born in Worcester. Lived in Tenby before the war.
  • Gilbert Henry Williams, Private, 53364, Cheshire Regiment. Killed on 10 April 1918 aged 30. Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Son of Hugh Lewis Williams and Ann Williams of Church Farm, East Williamston, Tenby. Lived at 118 Victoria Street, Pontycwmmer, before the war. Enlisted at Bridgend in 1916 into the Welsh Regiment. Served in France until 24 December 1916, when he returned home with pleurisy. Not named on Tenby war memorial.
  • Albert Christopher Wrenn, Private, 7832, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed on 5 June 1917 aged 32. Henin Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Born in Newtown, Powys. Son of William and Mary Wrenn. Married Ethel Hilda Lloyd in 1908. They lived in Tenby, where they raised two children.
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Second World War

  • William Donald Allies, Flight Lieutenant, 41978, Royal Air Force. Died 22/03/1945 aged 30. Son of William Kenneth and Marguerite Allies; husband of Kathleen Marjorie Harman. Runnymede Memorial. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • Bernard Ollin Badham, Stoker 2nd Class, D/KX. 164530. Son of William Ollin and Doris Mary Badham of Saundersfoot. Royal Navy – HMLCS (L) 255. Died on 17/10/1943 aged 20. Saundersfoot (Bethesda) Presbyterian Church of Wales Chapelyard. Brother of Geoffrey, below.
  • Geoffrey David Badham, Boy 1st Class, D/JX.171749. Son of William and Doris Mary Badham of Saundersfoot. Royal Navy – HMS Maori. Died 30/12/1941 aged 17. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery.
  • Kenneth Humphrey Bancroft, Captain, Malay States Defence Force. Son of John and Charlotte Bancroft of 3 Esplanade, Tenby. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese and sent to work on the Thailand to Burma “Death Railway”. Died 22/12/1942 aged 37. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
  • James Reginald Armstrong Black, Chief Engineer. Merchant Navy - SS Afghanistan (London). Born in Dunedin, New Zealand. Died of coronary thrombosis at RAF Hospital Aden on 29/06/1944 aged 45. Buried ashore at Maala Cemetery, Yemen. Husband of Annis Black, of Serpentine Road, Tenby. Listed on Commonwealth War Graves Commission database. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • Raymond Bloch, Sergeant Major, Belgian Forces. Born in Belgium in 1904. Was among the Belgian soldiers who escaped from Dunkirk in May 1940. He was based at Penally when he met and married Kathleen James of Upper Frog Street, Tenby, in 1941. Raymond was then posted to London and was on duty when he was killed in an air raid in 1944. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • David Robert Booker, Sergeant (Air Bomber), 1413457, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 29/09/1943. St Mary’s Church Cemetery.
  • Ivor Henton Brace, Civilian. Auxiliary Fire Service. Son of John and Mary Brace of Knightson Lake, New Hedges, Tenby. He lived at 6 Cornwall Mews, London. Died 11/05/1941 aged 27 at Elvaston Place, London, during an air raid.
  • William Francis Collister Clague, Sergeant (Air Gunner), 1070408, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of William and Helena Clague of Douglas, Isle of Man; husband of Constance Gertrude King of Tenby. Died 30/05/1943 aged 33 years old. Rheinberg War Cemetery.
  • Eric Henry Clark, Cabin Boy, Merchant Navy. Son of Robert and Clara Clark. Educated at Greenhill School before joining the Merchant Navy and served aboard SS Mill Hill. Died 30/08/1940 aged 18. Tower Hill Memorial. Brother of Lionel, below.
  • Lionel Elderton Clark, Assistant Cook, 118385, Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy). Son of Robert Charles and Clara Clark. Educated at Tenby Council School and Greenhill School before joining the Merchant Navy and served aboard HMS Jervis Bay. Died 5/11/1940 aged 23. Liverpool Naval Memorial.
  • Hugh Anthony Stapledon Cotterill, Captain, IA/1141, 13th Frontier Force Rifles. Son of Major Hugh and Florence Marjorie Cotterill of Tenby. Died 07/03/1942 aged 22. Rangoon Memorial. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • William Robert Frederick Creese, Lance Bombardier, 858954, Royal Artillery. Son of Stephen and Florence Creese of 8 Jones Terrace; husband of Elisabeth Ann Pullin. Died 3/5/1945 aged 31. Bologna War Cemetery.
  • Thomas Edmund Cremer, Lieutenant, Royal Marines. Born in Tenby. Son of Francis and Fanny Georgina Cremer of Swannington, Norfolk; husband of Nancy Veronica Fulton. Died 10/07/1942 aged 30. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • Richard Charles Luke Cummins, 1652396, Sergeant (Air Gunner), Royal Air Force. Son of Richard and Mary Margaret Cummins. Died 23/09/1943 aged 19. Hanover War Cemetery.
  • William Karl Davies, Distinguished Service Medal, Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Son of William and Caroline Davies of Tenby; husband of Emma Davies of Brixton Hill. Had served in the Royal Navy for over 40 years. Died 17/07/1943 aged 61. Lambeth (Tooting) Cemetery. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • Kenneth Arthur Diment, Craftsman, 7588455, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Son of Captain John and Winnifred Mabel Diment of Tenby. Died 30/09/1945 aged 24. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery.
  • Patrick Lewis Dunne, Petty Officer, P/J 108617, Royal Navy – HMS Hood. Son of Patrick and Mary Ann Dunne of 2, Hamilton Terrace, Upper Park Road, Tenby; husband of Doris Myrtle Thompson of St Dominic's Cottage, Carisbrook, Isle of Wright. Died 24/05/1941 aged 33. Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • James M Edwards, Lieutenant, 137146, Royal Horse Artillery. Son of William Stanley and Elsie Margaret Edwards. Died 18/11/1944 aged 24. Swartbroek Churchyard, Netherlands.
  • John Theodore Eshelby, Pilot Officer (Flt Engr.), 185304, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of Edgar Boulton and Alma Eshelby. Married Yvonne Therry in Tenby in 1940. Died 03/01/1945 aged 36. Tenby (St Mary)  Church Cemetery. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • David Gwynne Evans, Flying Officer (Pilot), 132703, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of Sydney Charles and Evelyn Caroline Evans of Hillside, Greenhill Avenue, Tenby. Educated at Greenhill School before enlisting into the Royal Navy and later left to train as a pilot with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 23/10/1943 aged 22. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery.
  • Norman John Evans, Captain, 193795, Welsh Regiment. Son of John Henry Tennent Evans and Elizabeth Evans of 19 Trafalgar Road, Tenby. Died 11/07/1944 aged 27. Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. Brother of Richard, below.
  • Richard Charles Evans, Private, 14206505, the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's). Son of John Henry Tennent Evans and Elizabeth Evans of 19 Trafalgar Road. Died 29/06/1944 aged 21. St Manvieu War Cemetery.
  • Arthur RJ Glass, Corporal, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Husband of Winifred T Potter. Educated at Tenby Council School.
  • Richard Henry Glue, Major (Quartermaster), 39029, Royal Engineers. Son of Richard and Frances Glue of Dover; husband of Evelyn Daisy John. Died 10/05/1943 aged 58. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery.
  • William John Goodridge, Serjeant, 3850764, Royal Artillery. Son of William John and Margarette Ellenore Goodridge; husband of Ada Lucy Holmes of Reading. Died 10/05/1942 aged 36. Reading (Henley Road) Cemetery.
  • Donald Edward Grant, Pilot Officer, 133564, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of Thomas and Edith Annie Grant of Totton, Hampshire; husband of Mary Ann Clisby. Died 5/03/1943 aged 24. Runnymede Memorial.
  • George Henry Griffiths, Sergeant (Air Gunner), 1835969, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of Harold Hector and Alice Maud Griffiths. Died 20/02/1944 aged 19. Runnymede Memorial.
  • William Lionel Horner, Sub Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve – HMS Furious. Son of Alfred Lionel and Gladys Joyce Horner. Died 11/02/1944 aged 21. Lee-on-Solent Memorial.
  • Rowena Hulton, Corporal, 888042, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. Daughter of Colonel Frederick Courteney and Nellie Hulton of Brynhir, Tenby. Died of illness on 20/06/1941 aged 44. Inverness (Tomnahurich) Cemetery.
  • John Oliver Ingham, Major, IA/996, Royal Deccan Horse. Son of Lieutenant Colonel Robert John Fitzgerald and Ella Prendergast Ingham of Tenby. Died 18/02/1947 aged 34. Karachi War Cemetery. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • Richard Benjamin Vaughan James, Second Radio Officer, Merchant Navy – SS Zurichmoor. Son of William and Lily Kate James of Tenby. Died 23/05/1943 aged 18. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Desmond Charles James Calcutt John, Guardsman, 2735127, Welsh Guards. Son of Harry John and Veneda Rachiel John of Tenby. Died 29/05/1940 aged 20. West Cappel Churchyard.
  • Evaline Annie King, Civilian. Daughter of Herbert Edward and Eva King. The family moved to Tenby when Evaline was young. During the war Evaline lived at 111 Banstead Road, Caterham. Killed in the London Blitz on 16 April 1941 aged 24.
  • Ronald David Charles Lewis, Private, 14206532, Somerset Light Infantry. Son of Mr and Mrs F Lewis. Died 29/05/1944 aged 21. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery.
  • Samuel Snell Lewis, Ordinary Seaman, LT/JX 170661, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Martha Lewis of Tenby; husband of Madge Vera Clark of Tenby. Died 1 June 1940 aged 27. Lowestoft Naval Memorial. His widow lost two brothers during the war, Eric and Lionel Clark, above.
  • Frank Stanley Mason, Lieutenant, 149207, Reconnaissance Corps. Son of David Richard and Selina Machel Mason of Tenby; husband of Dorothy Lilian Dunkley of Cricklewood, Middlesex. Died 13/091943 aged 31. Salerno War Cemetery.
  • Jack Cosby Mason, Lieutenant, Royal Navy – HMS Nile. Son of Frank and Maria Isabel Mason of North Cliff House, Tenby. Married Evelyn Frances Theresa Thrupp in 1932. Died 6/01/1943 aged 33. Heliopolis War Cemetery.
  • John William Nicholas, Major, Indian Army, 26th Punjabis. Son of John Nicholas, clerk to Carmarthen County Council, and Kate Ley Nicholas. Joined Indian Army in 1914 and fought throughout First World War. In 1924 he was invalided out of the Army and moved into local government. He served as High Sheriff, Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace. In 1939 John re-enlisted with the rank of Major, into the Pioneer Corps. Employed by the War Office to take organise Pioneer Corps throughout Wales. Died in August 1943 after an operation.
  • Richard Charles Andrew Nicholl, Marine, PLY/X 1995, Royal Marines. Son of Charles and Mary Sophia Nicholl. Died 8/06/1940 aged 21. Plymouth Naval Memorial.
  • John Paul Vipond Nicholls, Mentioned in Dispatches, Squadron Leader (Pilot), 40560, Royal Air Force. Son of John Richard and Gladys Nicholls, of Yorkshire; husband of Grace White of Tenby. Died 9/03/1942 aged 30. Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • Thomas Peter Treleaven Oliver, Flight Sergeant (Pilot), 1094666, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of Reverend Joseph and Muriel Oliver. Died 29/11/1943 aged 22. Tripoli War Cemetery.         
  • Charles Howard Page, Plumber 3rd Class, D/MX 66337, Royal Navy – HMS Charybdis. Son of Charles and Flora Page of Tenby; husband of Annie Jones of Llandebie. Died 23/10/1943 aged 33. Plymouth Naval Memorial.
  • Samuel Oliver Alec Palmer, Warrant Officer Class II (CSM), 6007427, Lancashire Fusiliers. Son of Charles and Lily Palmer; husband of Kathleen Barbara Clark of Laston House, Tenby Harbour. Samuel was a well-known athlete and in 1939 he was the British Athletic Association six-mile record holder. Died 18/06/1944 aged 34. Taukkyan War Cemetery. Not commemorated on the Tenby Memorial.
  • Paul Parbury, Major, 56597, Royal Artillery. Son of Lieutenant Colonel Ernest and Doris Brooke Parbury. Paul won two Military Crosses for his bravery during the fighting in North Africa. Died 14 July 1943 aged 29. Catania War Cemetery.
  • Colin Aveston Rees, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 651040, Royal Navy – HMS Diomede. Son of George and Sophia Ann Rees of Pembroke Villas. Died 17/01/1944 aged 18. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery.
  • John Rees, Aircraftman 1st Class, 1296970, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of John and Margaret Rees of 3, Bridge Street; husband of Doris May Williams. Died 2/12/1942 aged 33. Ranchi War Cemetery.
  • David Ernest Stuart Richards, Aircraftman 2nd Class, 1153338, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of Thomas H Richards and Emily Richards of New Hedges. Died 6/09/1941 aged 20. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery.
  • John David Richards, Mentioned In Dispatches, Chief Petty Officer, Royal Navy – HMS Drake. Son of John Edward and Sophia Richards of 4 The Green, Tenby. Died 24/11/1944 aged 44. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery.
  • William Peter Shand, Distinguished Flying Cross, Wing Commander (Pilot), 33285, Royal Air Force. Son of William and Josephine Shand of Caldy Island. Died 20/04/1943 aged 27. Wonseradeel (Makkum) Protestant Churchyard. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • Anthony Sinnatt, civilian concentration camp victim. Son of Lieutenant John Anthony and Louise Sinnatt of Tenby. He was captured along with his parents during the Japanese invasion of Sumatra. Died at Lahat, Sumatra on 14/04/1945 aged six. Son of Louise Sinnatt, below.
  • Louise Sinnatt, civilian concentration camp victim. Daughter of Mrs E Turner Lewis of 3 Cresswell Street. Husband of Lieutenant John Anthony Sinnatt, Royal Artillery. Louise was taken prisoner along with John and their son during the Japanese invasion of Sumatra. She died, aged 32, at Muntok, Banka Island, Sumatra, on 23 February 1945, leaving her six-year-old son to fend for himself until he died on 14 April.
  • William Henry Stubbs, Petty Officer, D/JX. 130395, Royal Navy – HMS Cattistock. Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Ann Stubbs; husband of Nancy Davies. Died 29 August 1944 aged 32. St Mary Church Cemetery, Tenby. His widow placed a plaque in his memory on the wall of Tenby’s Fisherman’s Chapel, by the harbour.
  • Annie Dinah Thomas, Civilian. Widow of George Thomas of St Ronan’s, Queen's Parade, Tenby. She died there, aged 76, during the only air raid on Tenby on 12 October 1941. She is buried at Tenby.
  • Archibald Elwyn Thomas, Trooper, 7957756, Royal Armoured Corps. Son of Thomas Benjamin and Jane Thomas. Died 29/01/1945 aged 22. Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery.
  • Frank Gilbert Thomas, Guardsman, 2738575, Welsh Guards. Son of Charles and Alice Martha Thomas. Died 5/09/1944 aged 19. Auderghem (Oudergem) Communal Cemetery.
  • Norman Haskell Thomas, Deck Hand (Gunner), Merchant Navy – SS Gairsoppa. Son of Cyril and Elizabeth Thomas. Died 01/03/1941 aged 20. Landewednack (St Winwallow) Churchyard, Cornwall.
  • Reginald John Toms, Private, 6146258, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). Married Thelma Greenstock of Tenby in 1941. Died 15 April 1943 aged 23. Medjez-El-Bab Memorial. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • Edward George Vare, Serjeant, 7880459, Royal Armoured Corps. Son of Percy and Elizabeth Mary Vare of Penally; husband of Maud Vare. Died 6 May 1943 aged 32 years. Massicault War Cemetery.
  • Michael Herbert St John Wallis, Marine, PO/X 4834, Royal Marines. Son of Lieutenant-Commander William Wallis and Mary Wallis. Died 24 May 1941 aged 21. Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Michael is not commemorated at Tenby.
  • Hanvar Walters, Sapper, 1881335, Royal Engineers. Son of Thomas Arthur and Emma Walters of 13, Edward Street; husband of Violet Theresa Dando of Haverfordwest. Died 27/08/1941 aged 28. Tenby (St Mary)  Church Cemetery.
  • Neville Philip Warlow, Sergeant (Air Gunner), Royal Air Force. Son of John and Maud Alice Warlow. Died 28/05/1944 aged 19. Runnymede Memorial.
  • Charles Oliver Webb, Serjeant, 833203, Royal Artillery. Son of John and Mary Ellen Webb of Bishop Auckland; husband of Constance May Harries of Tenby. Died 29/11/1943 aged 30. Singapore Memorial.
  • Margaret Holiday Weight, Aircraftwoman 2nd Class, 2037142, Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Daughter of Harry Ewart and Olive Margaret Weight of Tenby. Died 16/12/1942 aged 25. Penarth Cemetery. Not commemorated at Tenby.
  • Richard Edmund Wilson, Sergeant (Observer), 565833, Royal Air Force. Husband of Myfanwy Dobson of Tenby. Died 23/05/1940. Carew (St Mary) New Churchyard. His widow gave birth to their daughter five months later.
  • Reginald Victor Wonnacott, Second Fisherman, Fishing Fleets. FV River Ness (Aberdeen). Born in Tenby. Died 10/06/1940 aged 42. His ship was bombed and sunk north of The Skerries, Anglesey, by Luftwaffe aircraft. Tower Hill Memorial. Not commemorated at Tenby.
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