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Saturday, May 08, 2010

Resolven War Memorial

Resolven War Memorial is situated in the square, alongside the Tabernacle Methodist Chapel.


The following names are recorded on the monument. Where found, a link to the Commonwealth Wargraves Commission record for individual has been provided.




1914-1918
HAGGARD, M: CAPT.
JONES, H: LIEUT.
HAWKINS, W: SGT.MAJ.
OWEN, T: SGT
FUNNING, C: CPL.

Privates
ARNOLD T
BENDALL J
BEVAN E.G
BIRCHER, W
BROOM W
COTTLE T
CURWIN J
DAVIES D,
DAVIES C.D
DAVIES I.
DAVIES L.
DAVIES R.
DAVIES R.T
DAVIES TOM.
DAVIES T
DAVIES W
DOBBIN R
DYER C
EDGEHILL R
EDWARDS D
EDWARDS W
ELIAS R
FLYN J
GRIFFITHS H
HADLEY W
HAMMOND A
HAYWARD R
HILL H.H
HOOPER J
HOPKINS D
HOPKINS L
JENKINS Dd
JENKINS D
JENKINS T
JOHNS J
JONES A
JONES Hy
JONES D.R
JONES R.E
JONES E
JONES J
JONES L
JONES O
JONES W
JURY F.C
LEWIS B.W
LEWIS E
LEWIS E.D
LEWIS W
LEWIS W.T
LLEWELLYN J.D
LLOYD J
MORGAN E
MORGAN D.J
MORGAN C.T.S
MORGAN C
MORGAN T
MORRIS E
MORRIS F
MORRIS C
MORTON D.J
NEWBURY D.C
PULLIN, T
REES B.L
RHYS I.T
STROUD C
THOMAS E
THOMAS J
THOMAS W
THOMAS .. [letter missing]
TROTT H.H
VAUGHAN J
WAITE E
WATKINS A
WILLIAMS I
WILLIAMS J
WILLIAMS M
WILLIAMS T
WONNACOTT C
WOODMAN C


1939-1945
BEVAN T: A.R.P.
CARPENTER W: GNR
DAVIES G: PTE.
DAVIES K: F.SGT
DAVIES Q.L: PTE. M.M
DAVIES S: SGT
DAVIES W: PTE. H.C
EVANS G: PTE.
GORDON R: PTE
HALE W.?: STKR.
HANCOCK T: PTE.
HOLLINGSWORTH E: L/SGT
HOWELLS J F.SGT
HYNES G: W.D
JAMES R: A.C
JENKINS J: BDR
JENKINS J: GDS
JONES D.J: PTE.
JONES E: GNR.
JONES J.B: CPL.
LEWIS T.M: PTE.
LLOYD E.L: PTE.
LLEWELLYN R: PTE.
LLEWELLYN T.M: PTE.
MASON H: F.SGT.
MORGAN I.T: PTE.
NEWBURY C: PTE. H.C
PERKINS D; FUS
PROSSER S.W: ORD.
REYNOLDS B: PTE.
REYNOLDS L.W: SGT
SMITH E: STWD. M.N
THOMAS Z: BDR.
VASIL G.W: SGT
WAYNE R.W: CPL
WILLIAMS H: L/CPL.

IRAQ
THOMAS, R.L: PTE.

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
ST. JOHN, DAVID

ZULU WAR
HOWELLS R
SHELDON W.H

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Sgt Thomas Owen is described in the book "Wales on the Western Front" (edited by John Richards pub 1995 by the University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-1252-7)It contains (pages 64/65) an extract of the war diary of Lt Martin St Helier Evans, in which gives an evocative description of the man, his work as leader of Platoon no 6 and their relationship.