Fishguard Cenotaph

Gwynne Havard Davies, Private, STK/1431, Royal Fusiliers. Gwyn was born in Newport, the son of Evan and Maria Jemima Davies. The family later resided at Gorlan, Fishguard. He worked at the Bute Estate Office at Cardiff prior to the war and enlisted there into the army. He was posted to the 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, which was attached to 11 Brigade, 37th Division. The Division fought at the diversionary attack on Gommecourt during July 1916 and then at the Battle of the Ancre. After spending the Winter on the Somme, it moved North to Arras, and fought in the Battle of the Scarpe, where it took the strongly defended town of Monchy-le-Preux. Gwyn was Killed in Action during the Battle, on 11 April 1917, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Gwyn is not commemorated at Fishguard.

John James Davies, Able Seaman, Z/ 1889, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. John was born on 19 September 1879, the son of Thomas Davies, of Casnewydd, Goodwick. He enlisted into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, serving aboard the SS Baron Jedburgh. The ship was at Canada when John was taken ill. He Died on 21 October 1918, aged 39. He is buried in Sydney (Harwood Hill) Cemetery, Canada.

William John Davies, Deck Hand, 15108DA, Royal Navy. William was born at Fishguard on 31 October 1889, the son of John and Martha Davies, of Sea View, Penwallis. He served in the Royal Naval Reserve, aboard HM Trawler Gambri. The Gambri was lost with all hands off the British Isles on 18 January 1918, and aboard her was William, who was 28 years old. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon.

William Owen Davies, Sergeant, W/902, Royal Field Artillery. William was the son of Owen and Harriet Davies, of Fishguard. He enlisted at Haverfordwest into the Royal Field Artillery, and was sent to France where he was posted to ‘A’ Battery, 122nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, which was attached to the 38th (Welsh) Division. William came through the bloodbath of Mametz Wood unscathed, unlike many others of the Division, and the Division was sent North to Ypres to take part in the Passchendaele Offensive. William was Killed in Action during the build up to the Battle of Pilckem Ridge, on 27 July 1917, aged 28, and is buried at Canada Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Edwin Evans, Gunner, 725752, Royal Field Artillery. Edwin was born in Mathry, the son of William and Maria Evans. The family later resided at 5, Vergam Terrace, Fishguard. He enlisted at Carmarthen into the Royal Field Artillery, and was posted into ‘B’ Battery, 98th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, which was attached to the 22nd Division. The Division was in France during September, 1915 but were soon to embark at Marseilles for Salonika, arriving by 13 December 1915. They remained there for the duration of the War, and Edwin Died there of sickness on 19 October 1917, aged just 23. He is buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika.

James Harries Evans, Private, 9882, Royal Fusiliers. James was born in Mathry, the son of John and M. M. Evans. The family later resided at Drim, Goodwick and James became a teacher at Fishguard Council School. He enlisted at Fishguard into the army, and was posted to the 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, part of 111 Brigade, 37th Division. The Division fought at Gommecourt and the Ancre during the Somme offensive, before moving to Arras, where they took the village of Monchy-le-Preux. It was during the Second Battle of the Scarpe that James was Killed in Action, on 25 April 1917, aged just 21. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

John Martin Fitzmaurice, Private, 13856, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. John was born in Birmingham on 10 October 1888, the son of Edward and Ellen Fitzmaurice. Edward worked for the GWR, and had moved with Ellen to 37, New Park St., Castlefields, Shrewsbury after 1901. John followed in his fathers footsteps, working for the GWR at Fishguard Harbour for several years prior to the war, and lodged with his sister Mary and her husband Frederick Charles Webb at 17, Heol Dyfed. John had possibly been a reservist with the Welsh Regiment, but had enlisted at Shrewsbury into the 1st Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. The battalion was attached to 16 Brigade, 6th Division, and moved to France on 10 September 1914, and had reinforced the BEF on the Aisne, before moving to Flanders. Here they took part in the Action of Hooge during June, 1915, and in 1916 moved to the Somme, where the Division fought at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, the Battle of Morval and the Battle of Le Transloy. The following year saw them at Arras, where they fought at the Battle of Hill 70. John was killed here on 26 April 1917, aged 28. He is buried at Vermelles British Cemetery, France.

Rhys Edward Francis, Third Engineer, Mercantile Marine. Rhys was born at Merthyr Tydfil, the son of John and Elizabeth Francis. He moved to Fishguard where he married Mary Francis (nee Miles), of Awelfan, Fishguard. Rhys served in the Mercantile Marine as Third Engineer aboard the S.S. Paddington, a London registered cargo steamer. On 21 July 1917, Paddington was on voyage from Cartagena to Britain with Admiralty cargo and passengers, when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-96, 250 miles west of Fastnet, with the loss of 29 lives. Rhys was 26 years old when he died that day, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.

Thomas Garnon, Carpenter, Mercantile Marine. Thomas was born on 9 June 1893, the son of Joseph and Margaret Garnon, of 14, Victoria Avenue, Fishguard. He worked for the GWR at Goodwick prior to the war and enlisted on 7 July 1915 into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. After training he was posted to the Grand Fleet, but became ill soon afterwards, and after a spell at the Haslar Royal Naval Hospital, was discharged as medically unfit on 6 July 1916. Thomas then volunteered to serve with the Mercantile Marine, and was posted aboard the S.S. Indore. He became ill and died of pneumonia at Durban on 7 August 1917, aged 23. Nothing more is known of him as he is not commemorated by the CWGC due to not being a casualty of war.

Walter John George, Mate, Mercantile Marine. Walter was born at Fishguard in 1877, the son of Essex and Ann George. By 1881 the family was residing at 94, Wyndham Crescent, Canton, Cardiff. Walter served in the Mercantile Marine, as mate aboard the S.S. Poldown, a Cardiff registered cargo steamer. On 9 October 1917, Poldown was on voyage from Penarth to Boulogne with a cargo of coal, when she struck a mine which had been laid by the German submarine UC-51, and sank with the loss of 18 lives. Walter was 38 years old when he died that day, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London. Walter is not commemorated locally.

David William Griffiths, Private, 33986, South Wales Borderers. David was born in Fishguard in 1885, the son of William and Mary Griffiths. He enlisted at Haverfordwest on 17 August 1914 into the South Wales Borderers, and was posted to the 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. David served with the battalion at Gallipoli from 10 July 1915, where it was attached to 40 Brigade, 13th (Western) Division. David was shot in the hand at Gallipoli and was evacuated off the peninsula for treatment. After recovering David was transferred to the 1st Garrison Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. On 20 December 1916 he was posted to France, joining the BEF, and transferred to the 14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, which was at Ypres, attached to 113 Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division. The Division had moved there from the Somme in the summer of 1916, taking up positions at Boesinghe, along the Yser Canal. On 31 July 1917 the Division took part in the Passchendaele Offensive, capturing the strongly fortified Pilckem Ridge, before taking part in the Battle of Langemarck. David was badly wounded there by shell fragments, and was sent to the 47th Casualty Clearing Station at Dozinghem, where he Died of Wounds on 30 August 1917, aged 32. He is buried there, at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.

George Malcolm Nixon Harman, DSO, Major, Rifle Brigade. George was born in London on 14 November 1872, the son of Lt. Gen. Sir George B. Harman, KCB, and of Helen Margaret Harman. He was educated at Marlborough and Sandhurst, and was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade on 7 November 1891. George was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for ‘exceptional services, both military and political’ in 1902. He served in various campaigns in Africa prior to marrying Mary Harris Jones, of Pentower, Fishguard, at St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, on 21 October 1913. At the outbreak of the Great War, he was in India with the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, which returned to Britain, joining 25 Brigade, 8th Division. The battalion landed in France on 6 November 1914, and moved to positions near Laventie. George was killed by a shell at Laventie on 28 November 1914. He was 42 years old, and is buried at Laventie Communal Cemetery, France. George is not commemorated locally.

Roderick Harries, Private, 51200, Canadian Infantry. Roderick was born in Swansea on 18 August 1877. He had lived at Fishguard for several years, working as a Grocers Assistant at West Street. Roderick emigrated to Canada in 1913, and at the outbreak of war enlisted at Manitoba on 17 December 1914 into the Canadian Infantry. Roderick joined the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), giving his date of birth as ten years younger! Roderick would have joined the regiment in at Ypres, where it had been since 21 December 1914, in positions near Dickebusch. Roderick was killed in action at Ypres during the Battle of St Julien, on 8 May 1915. He was 38 years old, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Roderick is not commemorated on the Fishguard Memorial.

Thomas Owen Harries, Private, 1955, Australian Infantry. Thomas was born at Fishguard in 1893, the son of Mrs. Winifred Harries, 63, High Street, Fishguard. He emigrated to Australia in 1913, working as a Farmer, and enlisted there at Liverpool, New South Wales on 23 January 1915. He joined the 5th Reinforcements for the 13th Battalion, which embarked at Sydney aboard HMAT Kyarra on 13 April 1915 bound for Gallipoli via Egypt. Thomas joined the Battalion on Gallipoli on 13 July 1915, and was badly wounded at the Battle of the Nek on 9 August 1915. A Hospital Ship brought him, along with many others, back to Lemnos to the Army Hospital, but he Died of Wounds there on 23 August 1915 aged 22. He is buried in Portianos Military Cemetery, Lemnos.

Fred Hoare, Lance Corporal, 51168, Welsh Regiment. Fred was born at Membury in Devon on 3 March 1890, the son of William Henry Hoare and Ellen Hoare, of The Poplars, Dalwood, Kilmington, Devon. He married Ivy Gladys Hoare, of The Bungalows, Penslade, Fishguard and enlisted at Axminster, Devon into the Welsh Regiment on 11 May 1916. Fred remained on home service, and was transferred to a Home Company of the Labour Corps. He contracted pneumonia, and died at No 2 Military Hospital, Exeter on 25 September 1918, aged 27. Fred is buried at Dalwood (St. Peter) Churchyard, Devon. Fred is not commemorated locally.

Frederick Honer, Rifleman, 925, Royal Irish Rifles. Frederick was born at Fishguard in 1897, the son of John and Mary Honer. By the outbreak of war the family was residing at 10, Copeland Street, Belfast. Fred enlisted at Belfast into the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, which was attached to 25 Brigade, 8th Division. The Division fought at Neuve Chappelle, the Battle of Loos and on the Somme in 1916 before fighting at Passchendaele in late 1917. On 3 February 1918 the battalion was transferred to 107 Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division. The Division was caught up in desperate fighting, after the German Spring offensive in Flanders, when Frederick was Killed in Action on 29 April 1918, aged 21. He is buried at New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Frederick is not commemorated locally.

Reverend Thomas Howell, Chaplain, Army Chaplain’s Department. Thomas was born in Newport, the son of Howell and Mary Ann Howell. The family later resided at West Street, Fishguard. He volunteered to serve as a Chaplain with the army, and was attached to the 6th Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. The battalion was attached to the 20th Light Division, and had fought on the Somme in 1916, and at Passchendaele in 1917, before being moved to positions near Arras, where they took part in the Battle of Cambrai. The Division had suffered terribly at Welsh Ridge, and the on 1 December 1917 were tasked with the capture of the fortified village of Gonnelieu, on the Hindenburg Line. The attack was repulsed by the Germans, and Thomas was Killed in Action here that day, on 1 December 1917, aged 33. He is buried in Fifteen Ravine Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, France.

Graham Howells, Gunner, 371373, Royal Garrison Artillery. Graham was born in 1893, the son of David and Margaret Howells, of Ropewalk, Fishguard. He enlisted at Fishguard into the 171st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, which formed part of the British forces in Italy. Graham was Killed in Action on 3 September 1918, aged 23, and is buried in Barenthal Military Cemetery, Italy.

John Howells, Gunner, 7305, Royal Field Artillery. John was born at Fishguard, and enlisted at Glasgow into the Royal Field Artillery. He was posted into ‘A’ Battery, 85th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, part of the 18th Division, which landed at Boulogne on 25 May 1915. They were heavily involved during the Battle of the Somme, and John was Killed in Action during the Battle of the Ancre, on 16 November 1916. He is buried at Lonsdale Cemetery, Authille, France. John is not commemorated at Fishguard.

James Henry Porter Hunt, Private, 21049, Welsh Regiment. John was born at Barry Island, and resided at 33, West Street, Fishguard prior to the war. His parents Edward and Bessie Hunt, later lived at Mosterton, Misterton, Dorset. John Enlisted at Haverfordwest into the 15th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, known as the Carmarthen Pals battalion, which trained at Rhyl and Winchester, before moving to France in December 1915 attached to 114 Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division. After several months in the trenches at Fleurbaix and Givenchy, the Division marched South to the Somme, where they were used in the attack on Mametz Wood. The Division suffered terrible casualties in the attacks on the Wood, and it was here that John was Killed in Action on 11 July 1916, aged only 18. James looks to have been buried by a burial party of the 10th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, but his grave was lost, and he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. James is not commemorated at Fishguard.

David Bevan Jenkins, Fireman, Mercantile Marine. David was born in Fishguard, the son of William Stephen Jenkins and Margaret Jenkins, of The Cottage, Fishguard. He served in the Mercantile Marine, as Fireman aboard the S.S. “Franz Fischer” (London). The Franz Fischer was attacked by a German Zeppelin on 1 February 1916, and David was Killed in Action during the attack, age 27. He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.

Frederick Clifford Jenkins, Boy, J/27364, Royal Navy. Frederick was born on 15 June 1898, the son of William Stephen Jenkins, J.P., and Margaret Jenkins, of The Cottage, Fishguard. He enlisted into the Royal Navy, serving aboard H.M.S. Viknor, an armed merchant cruiser of the 10th Cruiser Squadron. On 13 January 1915, while on active service in the North Sea, she struck a mine off Tory Island and sank with the loss of all hands. Frederick was just 19 years old, and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire.

William John, Sapper, 63065, Royal Engineers. William was the husband of Margaret John (nee Owen), of Glyn-y-Mel Road, Lower Town, Fishguard. He enlisted into the Royal Engineers on 6 March 1915 and was posted to North Wales to join the 38th Signal Company, which was attached to the 38th (Welsh) Division. The division moved to Winchester soon after William joined his unit, and it began training as a complete unit in preparation for its move to France in December 1915. On 17 September 1915 William was among a large number of men inoculated for typhoid, but within days he began to suffer from some sort of reaction and was hospitalised. He was finally discharged from the army as medically unfit on 10 May 1916, suffering from breathlessness and heart problems. He returned to Fishguard where he died on 6 May 1917, aged 31. Nothing more is presently known of William, as he is not commemorated by the CWGC, so further research is ongoing.

Owen Llewellyn Johns, MC, Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery. Owen was born at Manorowen in 1892, the youngest of ten sons of Reverend Thomas Johns, and his wife Mary Dorothy Johns, of Manorowen. He was educated at The Perse School, Cambridge, and at Emmanuel College. Owen was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery, and was posted to France early in 1916, attached to ‘Y’, 133rd Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Owen hadn’t been at the front long when his gallantry was noticed, and he was awarded the Military Cross. His award of the Military Cross was published in the London Gazette of 23 June 1916, and read; ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During a very heavy bombardment by the enemy, after firing all his ammunition, he formed up his men and placed himself at the disposal of the Infantry Commanding Officer. He proceeded under heavy fire to the firing line, into which the enemy had penetrated, to see how he could best assist. He set a fine example of cool bravery.’ Sadly Owen was killed in action on 28 June 1916, during the build up to the forthcoming Battle of the Somme. He was 24 years old, and is buried in Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. As far as is known, Owen is not commemorated locally, apart from on his parents headstone at Manorowen.

Cecil Hugh Jones, Captain, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Cecil was the eldest son of Sir Evan Davies Jones, Bart., and Cecilia Anne Jones, of Pentower, Fishguard. He was J.P. for the County of Pembroke, barrister of the Inner Temple, and M.A. of Cambridge. Cecil was commissioned into the 11th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, part of 67 Brigade, 22nd Division, which moved to France in September 1915, but was promptly sent to Marseilles, and embarked for Salonika, arriving in late November 1915. The Division stayed there for the duration of the war, and it was at Salonika, during the Battle of Doiran, that Cecil was Killed in Action on 18 September 1918, aged 31. He is buried at Doiran Military Cemetery, Salonika.

Evan Davies Jones, Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps. Evan was the son of Sir Evan Davies Jones, Bart., and his wife, Cecilia Ann Jones, of Pentower, Fishguard. He was an M.A., Cambridge (Trinity), and joined the Royal Flying Corps, serving firstly as a Pilot with No. 2 Squadron in France. Evan was then posted to 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force, which flew the Armstrong Whitworth FK8. Evan was flying aircraft number C3522, engaged on a Close Offensive Patrol, with Observer, 2nd Lieut W Smith on 2 April 1918, when the aircraft was shot up by machine-gun fire from the ground. The Aircraft crashed and was wrecked, with both occupants killed. Evan was 25 years old, and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Robert Henry Jones, Private, 57513, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Robert was born at Fishguard, to Captain Thomas Jones (Master Mariner) and Catherine E. Jones. He enlisted at Carmarthen into the Welsh Regiment, but later transferred into the 9th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, part of 58 Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. Robert fought with the Division through the Battles of Loos, the Somme and Passchendaele, but was Killed in Action aged 31, on 20 October 1918, during the Battle of the Selle. He is buried in Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Samuel George Jones, Private, M2/121139, Army Service Corps. Samuel was born in 1889, the son of Thomas and Martha Jones, of 73, High Street, Fishguard. He was a fitter at Fishguard prior to the war, and enlisted at Goodwick on 3 September 1915 into the Army Service Corps. Samuel embarked at Devonport on 7 November 1915 aboard SS Anchises, and after disembarking at Alexandria three days later, was posted to the 569th Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service Corps. The following month the Company sailed for Basra. Samuel then served in the Mesopotamian Campaign, and died of cholera in Mesopotamia on 16 June 1916. He is buried in Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.

Nicholas John Lambert, Private, 43013, Welsh Regiment. Nicholas was born at Co. Wexford, and enlisted at Fishguard into the army. He was posted to the 8th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, which was the Pioneer Battalion to the 13th (Western) Division. The Division left Britain on 13 June 1915 bound via Alexandria for Gallipoli, landing initially at Cape Helles on 6 July 1915. After being evacuated from Helles on 8 January 1916, they moved to the Suez Canal, before being sent to Mesopotamia on 12 February 1916. After the Battle of Kut, the Division marched onto Baghdad, which they took, before marching North through the country. Nicholas died on 4 July 1916 in Mesopotamia, and is buried at Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. His grave is marked by a Special Memorial. Nicholas is not commemorated locally.

Thomas Lancashire, Private, 6973, Royal Irish Regiment. Thomas was the son of Mrs. Grace Lancashire, of 2, Clarissa Place, Cheetham, Manchester. He enlisted at Fishguard into the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, who moved to France at the outbreak of war, attached to the 3rd Division. The battalion was virtually destroyed during the Battle of La Bassée, and transferred to 12 Brigade, 4th Division. They took part in the Second Battle of Ypres, and it was here that Thomas was Killed in Action, on 24 April 1915, aged 33. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Thomas is not commemorated locally.

David Lewis, Gunner, 667, Royal Garrison Artillery. David was born at Pembroke, the son of Lewis Lewis and Phoebe Lewis. The family moved to Whitland where David was brought up, but he then married Mary Lewis, of Bridge Street, Lower Fishguard, and lived at Fishguard prior to the outbreak of War. He enlisted at Fishguard into the 114th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, and served on the Western Front. David was killed in action on 5 August 1917, aged 31. He is buried on the Somme, at Péronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, France.

Thomas Lewis, Private, 26809, Welsh Regiment. Thomas was born at Fishguard, and enlisted at Bridgend into the army. He was posted to the 9th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, which was attached to 58 Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. The Division crossed to France during July 1915, and saw it’s first action at The Battle of Loos, during December 1915. They played an important part in the opening of the Battle of the Somme, by taking Ovillers village, and fought through the Somme offensive, until moving North to Ypres in 1917. At Ypres, the Division fought at the Battle of Messines, and it was here that Thomas was Killed in Action on 19 July 1917. He is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

W. P. Lewis. This man cannot be identified.

Reginald John Hamilton Longman, Private, 26598, Wiltshire Regiment. Reginald was born at Hastings, the son of Francis and Louisa Longman, of Portland, Dorset, and the Husband of Mabel Longman (nee Wilkins), of 137, St. Leonard’s Road, Windsor. He enlisted at Fishguard into the Dorsetshire Regiment, but later transferred into the 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, part of 21 Brigade, 30th Division. The Division was blooded at the Battle of the Somme during the summer of 1916, before moving to Arras the following year. It then took part in the Battle of the Scarpe, which is where Reginald was mortally wounded. He was evacuated to the 32nd Casualty Clearing Station at Saulty, where he Died of Wounds, aged 29, on 11 April 1917. He is buried at Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France.

William George Mathias, Guardsman, 1210, Welsh Guards. William was born at Letterston in 1885, the son of John and Sarah Mathias. The family moved to Gilshave, Fishguard prior to the war, and William enlisted at Bridgend into the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards. The battalion had been formed after the Royal Warrant of 26 February 1915, and joined the 3rd Guards Brigade, Guards Division in France during the summer. They saw their first major action during the Battle of Loos in September 1915. William did not make it to France though, as he died at Caterham Military Hospital, Surrey on 20 May 1915, aged 30. William is buried in Fishguard (Hermon) Baptist Burial Ground.

George Durrant Morgan, Lance Corporal, 9458, Welsh Regiment. George was born at Swansea in 1878, the son of George Luce and Elizabeth Morgan. He married Florence Herbert, of Crumlin, at Fishguard in 1909 and the couple lived at Murton House, Dyffryn, Goodwick, where George worked as a postman. George enlisted at the outbreak of war at Swansea, into the 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment, which was attached to 3 Brigade, 1st Division. The Division had been one of the first to arrive in France, fighting at the Battle of Mons, and taking part in the retreat to the Marne, where the Germans were stopped. They then fought at the Aisne, and at Chivy, before being moved north to Ypres. Here they fought at the First Battle of Ypres. George was killed in action at Ypres, during the epic stand of the 2nd Welsh at the Battle of Gheluveldt, on 25 October 1914. He was 36 years old, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Maurice Morgan, Private, 45153, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Maurice was born at Fishguard in 1880, the son of Harriet Morgan. Prior to the war he was residing with his sisters, Elizabeth S. Morgan and Harriet Morgan, at 79, Mattison Road, Harringay, London. He enlisted at Harringay into the 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 15 July 1916, and on 3 June 1917 was posted to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. The battalion had been in France since the outbreak of war attached to 19 Brigade, and had taken part in the retreat from Mons to the Marne. It then fought at the First battle of Ypres, and transferred on 31 May 1915 to the 27th Division. The battalion transferred again on 19 August 1915 to the 2nd Division, then on 25 November that year they again transferred to the 33rd Division. The 2nd Battalion, RWF fought at the opening of the Somme Offensive, and at the Arras Offensive, before moving North to Ypres. Maurice joined the battalion at Ypres, as part of a large batch of reinforcements. He was Killed in Action at Ypres on 26 November 1917, aged 37. Maurice is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. He is not commemorated locally.

Henry Morley. Henry cannot presently be identified.

John James Morris, Bombardier, 371094, Royal Garrison Artillery. John was born in Fishguard in 1896, the first son of Benjamin and Martha Morris of 8, Wallis Street, Fishguard. John enlisted at Fishguard into the Pembrokeshire Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, and was posted to the 16th Heavy Battery, which was attached to the 16th (Irish) Division. The Division concentrated around Bethune, and served at the Battle of the Somme from July 1916 until moving North to Ypres, where they fought at the Battle of Passchendaele. John was Killed in Action aged 21 on 11 September 1917 alongside two other men of his Gun Battery. He is buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium.

Albert Ernest Owen, Private, 53918, Welsh Regiment. Albert was the son of James and Mary Owen, of Marloes. He was the manager of the Star Tea Company at Fishguard prior to the war, and enlisted into the 15th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, known as the Carmarthen Pals battalion, which was attached to 114 Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division. The Division had landed in France during December 1915 and had spent their first winter in the trenches near Armentieres. In June they marched south to the Somme, where they were tasked with the capture of Mametz Wood. The attack on the wood began on 7 July 1916, but met with fierce resistance, and it took until 12 July to clear the wood. The Division suffered terrible casualties at Mametz, and were taken out of the line, and moved to Ypres to rebuild. Albert was wounded at Ypres, and died on the 30 April 1917. He was 30 years old, and is buried at Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium.

Norman Howell Owen, Captain, Royal Army Service Corps. Norman was son of John Morgan Owen, and Margaret Elizabeth Owen. He had been born in Fishguard in 1888, and was raised there, at Brynymor, Fishguard. Norman was commissioned into the Army Service Corps on 8 February 1915. Little else is presently known of Norman, but by the end of the war he had made his way up through the ranks to Captain. He died at Broadway Miltary Hospital, Sheerness, Kent on 1 March 1919, aged 31. Norman is buried in Fishguard Church Cemetery. His father was by now widowed, and resided at The Grange, Wooden, Saundersfoot.

Benjamin Phillips, Lance Corporal, 2330, Australian Infantry. Benjamin was born at Fishguard in 1881, the son of William Phillips. He emigrated to Australia, where he enlisted at Rockhampton, Queensland on 4 April 1916. Ben embarked ‘unofficially’, being discovered as a stowaway on the H.M.T. Star of Victoria, and was re-attested aboard. Upon arrival at Marseilles on 17 May 1916, Ben was attached for duty with the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, but he had several spells of sickness throughout his first year in France, and spent a lot of time in various Hospitals. Benjamin was promoted Lance Corporal early in 1918, but was Killed in Action just a few weeks later, on 26 February 1918, aged 36. Benjamin is buried in Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, France. His personal effects and medals were sent to his brother John, who by then was resident in Blaengarw, Glamorgan. Benjamin is not commemorated at Fishguard.

James John Phillips, Private, 3804, Welsh Regiment. James was the son of William and Sarah Phillips, of Bwlch-Y-Rhos, Goodwick. He married Edith Tegan early in 1914, and the couple briefly set up home at 5, Jubilee Terrace, Wallis, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. At the outbreak of war, James enlisted at Fishguard into the 1/6th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. The battalion was one of the first territorial units to move to France in August 1914. Initially, in late 1914 and early 1915, they were on lines of communication and in July 1915 were based in the Locre and Kemmel area, facing the Germans who were on the high ground at Spanbroekmolen. The battalion was in the trenches, but also doing work repairing trenches etc. On 5 July 1915 the battalion was attached to 84 Brigade, 28th Division, and took part in the Battle of Loos. On 23 October 1915 the battalion was transferred to 3 Brigade, 1st Division, becoming the Divisional Pioneer Battalion on 15 May 1916, before moving to the Somme, where they fought throughout the whole battle. James was killed in action during the latter stages of the offensive, on 31 December 1916, aged 23. He is buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, France.

William Phillips, Private, 13557, South Wales Borderers. William was born at Fishguard, the son of Mary Evans, of Foundry House, Rope Yard, Fishguard. He enlisted at Newport, Monmouth into the army, and was posted to the 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers. The battalion was in China at the outbreak of War, and were returned to Britain, where it was attached to 87 Brigade, 29th Division. On 16 March 1915 the Division embarked at Avonmouth for Egypt, from where they sailed via Mudros for Gallipoli, landing on 25 April 1915 at Cape Helles. The 2nd SWB fought formidably at the Battles of Krithia and Achi Baba, and William was Killed in Action there, aged 33, on 28 June 1915. He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli. William is not commemorated at Fishguard.

Thomas Henry Pitman, Corporal, 57583, Royal Garrison Artillery. Thomas was born at Fishguard in 1895, the son of Henry and Winifred Pitman. The family had moved to Dorset House, Cwmllynfell by 1901. Thomas enlisted at Brecon into the Royal Garrison Artillery, and was posted to the 5th/6th Trench Mortar Battery. Not much is known of Thomas’ service on the Western Front, but he was Killed in Action, aged 23, on 9 May 1918. He is buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France. Thomas is not commemorated at Fishguard.

John Price, Private, 35495, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. John was born at Hay’s Castle, Pembs, the son of Joseph and Lydia Price, later of 12, Victoria Avenue, Fishguard. John enlisted at Fishguard, into a Training Reserve Battalion, and was then transferred into the 7th Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, which became part of 8 Brigade, 3rd Division on 19 October 1915 following a spell with the 25th Division. The battalion then fought at Second Ypres, the Somme, and Passchendaele and Cambrai, before being heavily involved in the desperate defences during Spring 1918 after the German Offensive. The German Spring Offensive started on 21 March 1918, and just three days later, on 24 March 1918, John was Killed in Action. He was just 19 years old, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

William Mathias Richards, Pioneer, 130559, Royal Engineers. William was born at Mathry on 21 November 1881, the son of Joseph and Hannah Richards. The family later resided at Fishguard, but William married, and lived with his wife Hannah Richards, at 27, Cranbury Avenue, Southampton. William enlisted ‘In the Field’, into the South Wales Borderers, but was transferred into the Royal Engineers, serving in ‘F’ Special Company. The Special Companies were Chemical Warfare Engineers, which handled Gas Shells to be fired from Stokes Mortars. William was Killed in Action on 6 April 1917, during the build up to the Battle of Vimy Ridge, part of the main Battle of Arras, while his Company were situated in the Souchez Valley. He was aged 36, and is buried in Zoave Valley Cemetery, Souchez, France.

Edgar Llewellyn Roberts, Private, 1271, Guards Machine Gun Regiment. Edgar was born in Fishguard, the son of Llewellyn and Hannah Roberts, of Anchor House, Fishguard. He enlisted at Fishguard into the Welsh Guards, and served with the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards in France from May 1915 onwards, seeing action at Loos, the Somme, and at Passchendaele. On 1 March 1918 the Guards Division formed four Machine-Gun Companies, which were then reformed by Royal Warrant into the Guards Machine Gun Regiment on 10 May 1918. Edgar was transferred from the Welsh Guards into the 5th Battalion, Guards Machine Gun Regiment, but was seriously wounded not long after. He died of wounds at Northampton on 14 May 1918, aged 28 and is buried at Fishguard (Tabernacle) Congregational Chapelyard.

William Rowland Roberts, Lance Corporal, 72741, Sherwood Foresters. William was born in Scleddy on 17 March 1891, the son of William and Ann Roberts, of The Post Office, Dwrbach. He enlisted at Haverfordwest on 27 January 1915 into the Army Service Corps, but later transferred into the 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), part of 71 Brigade, 6th Division, in November 1917. The Division fought at Hooge, and at the Somme, before fighting at Loos and the Battle of Cambrai, where William joined them. In Spring 1918 they were in Flanders, and fought in the Battles of Kemmel, where William was Killed in Action on 19 April 1918, aged 27. Due to the terrible conditions, and the ferocity of the fighting at the time, his body was lost, and so He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium.

Benjamin Samuel, Private, 22819, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Benjamin was born at Merthyr, and resided at Fishguard. He enlisted back in Merthyr into the army. Benjamin was posted to the 1/5th Battalion, (King’s Own) Royal Lancaster Regiment, which landed in France on 3 March 1915 as part of the West Lancs Division. After spells with the 28th and 1st Divisions, they moved on 7 January 1916, to 166 Brigade, 55th Division. The Division fought near Arras in early 1916, before moving to the Somme on 25 July 1916 at Guillemont, spending the rest of 1916 on the Somme. In October 1916 the Division moved to Ypres, in the Railway Wood sector, where they stayed for over 6 months, before moving just North of Ypres, where they took part in the Battle of Pilckem. After a short refit, they returned to Ypres and fought at the Battle of the Menin Road, then moved South to Cambrai, where they took part in the main attack. In the Lempire-Ronssoy sector. On 30 November 1917 the German’s counter-attacked, and the 1/5th Battalion were annihilated. Benjamin was Killed in Action that day, along with most of his Battalion, and his body was lost in the mayhem that followed. He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France.

William John Slocombe, Master, Mercantile Marine. William was born at Swansea, the son of Agnes Slocombe and the late William Slocombe. He resided at Fishguard with his wife Margaret Slocombe (nee Houghton), who later moved to 65 Island Road, Garston, Liverpool. William was Master of the S.S. ‘Dartmoor’ (South Shields). The Dartmoor was a defensively armed ship, which was torpedoed by a German U-boat about 35 miles from Fastnet in the Atlantic on 17 May 1917, and sank with the loss of 25 crewmen, including William. They are commemorated together on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.

Charles Smallman, Private, 11628, Devonshire Regiment. Charles was born in Brecon in 1890, the son of Charles and Maryann Smallman. He resided at Fishguard prior to the war, and enlisted at Bridgend into the 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. The battalion landed at Le Havre on 21 August 1914. In France the Battalion joined 8 Brigade, 3rd Division, and fought at the Battle of Mons, and the rearguard actions down towards the Aisne. They moved North after consolidation of the Western Front lines, to Messines, fighting at First Ypres. They stayed in the Ypres sector throughout the beginning of 1915, and it was here that Charles was wounded. He came back to England via the various Field Hospital’s in France, finally to the large Military Hospital at Oxford, where he Died of Wounds on 3 May 1915, aged 25. Charles is buried in Oxford (Botley) Cemetery. Charles is not commemorated locally.

Albert Llewelyn Thomas, Sergeant, 3107, Life Guards. Albert was the son of William and Elizabeth Thomas, of Fishguard, and served in the 2nd Life Guards. The Life Guards were one of the elite Regiments in the British Army, and mobilised for war during August 1914, being attached to the 7th Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division in France. The Division landed at Zeebrugge during October 1914, fighting at Antwerp and First Ypres. During 1915 they fought at Second Ypres and at Loos, and in 1917 fought at Arras. They helped to push the German’s back in late 1918, ending up at Waterloo at the end of the War. Some of the men of the Regiment were then attached to the West African Frontier Force, and Albert was one of these. He was in Nigeria attached to the 4th West African Service Brigade when he Died on 11 January 1919. He is buried at Oshogbo Cemetery, Nigeria. Albert is not commemorated locally.

Arthur George Thomas, Private, 143446, Royal Engineers. Arthur was the son of David Thomas and Sarah Thomas (nee Miles), of Tynewydd, Fishguard. He served with the 130th Field Company, Royal Engineers which was attached to the 25th Division. Very little is known of Arthur’s war but he survived the conflict only to die of influenza at Caudry on 7 December 1918, aged 21. Arthur is buried in Caudry British Cemetery, France. His brother John Miles Thomas also fell. Arthur is not commemorated on the main Fishguard cenotaph like his brother, but at Hermon Chapelyard.

A. V. Thomas. See Arthur Thomas Vittle.

Edwin Thomas, Private, 302289, Manchester Regiment. Edwin was born at Dinas Cross, and enlisted at Cardiff into the army. He was posted to the 2/8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, which was attached to 199 Brigade, 66th Division. The Division was initially used as a feeder for the depleted units at Gallipoli, but concentrated on the Western Front in March 1917 as a Division in it’s own right. After initiation on the Flanders Coast, it moved South to Ypres, taking part in the Battle of Poelcappelle, where Edwin was Killed in Action on 8 October 1917. His body was lost in the mire, and Edwin is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium.

James Thomas, Corporal, 79635, Royal Garrison Artillery. James was born at Fishguard in 1882, the son of Rosa Thomas. He resided at Abertillery prior to the war, and married Edith May Everson there on 11 June 1913. The family then moved to Cheltenham, where James worked as a Grocers Assistant. He enlisted there into the Royal Garrison Artillery on 12 May 1916. On 9 January 1917 James was posted to France with the 241st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. The Battery was at Arras during the spring of 1917, and took part in the Battle of Arras. James was wounded there, before being brought back to the 19th Casualty Clearing Station at Etrun, where he Died of Wounds on 1 June 1917, aged 34. James is buried there at Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France.

Morgan Thomas, Private, 307393, Sherwood Foresters. Morgan was born at Mathry in 1892, the son of John and Dorothy Thomas. After 1901 the family had moved to 22, Brodog Terrace, Fishguard. Morgan enlisted at Fishguard into the army, and was posted to the 2/8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nott’s and Derby Regiment), part of 176 Brigade, 59th Division. The Division were sent to Ireland in April 1916 to quash the rebellion there, before landing in France in February 1917. In France they followed the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line, before moving to Ypres, where they fought in the Battle of the Menin Road. The Division turned North, to take Polygon Wood, alongside the 4th Australian Division, and it was at Polygon Wood that Morgan was Killed in Action, on 26 September 1917, aged 25. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium.

Morgan Lewis Thomas, Private, 46380, Welsh Regiment. Morgan was born at Dinas in 1898, the son of Thomas and Dinah Thomas. The family resided in Fishguard prior to the War. Morgan enlisted at Fishguard into the army, and was posted to the 9th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, which was attached to 58 Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. Morgan fought with the Division at Loos, the Somme, and Passchendaele. In Spring 1918, when they were caught up in the German Offensive,. Sometime during this terrible period, Morgan was wounded and captured. He Died of Wounds as a Prisoner of War in Germany on 21 May 1918, and is buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.

Eric Alfred English Walker, Lieutenant, Royal Fusiliers. Eric was the son of John George and Alice Walker, of 11, Broom Water, Teddington, Middx. Eric was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers, and served with the 20th Battalion, which was attached to 98 Brigade, 33rd Division. In November, 1915 the Battalion landed in France, and subsequently transferred to 19 Brigade, 33rd Division. The Division moved into positions at the Somme, where they took part in the Battle of Albert, and the Battle of Bazentin, where they attacked High Wood. Eric was killed in action during the attack on High Wood on 22 August 1916. He was 24 years old, and is buried at Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval, France.

Thomas Henry Williams, Private, 267123, Welsh Regiment. Thomas was born at Abercastle on 9 December 1886, the son of John and Margaret Williams, of Skeddy, Fishguard, and the husband of Mary Anne Williams, of Park Cottage, Dwrbach. He enlisted at Fishguard on 30 May 1916 into the 17th Battalion, the Welsh Regiment, a Bantam Battalion which formed part of 119 Brigade, 40th Division. The Division landed in France during June, 1916, and fought on the Ancre, before moving toward the Hindenburg Line following the German withdrawal in early 1917. Thomas joined the Battalion on 7 December 1917, when the Division was in the thick of the Battle of Cambrai. This is where John was sadly Killed in Action aged 30, on 27 December 1917. He is buried in St. Leger British Cemetery, France. Sadly, he left behind his widow Mary Ann, and eight children, one of whom, William John Williams, was killed during World War Two.

Henry Francis Wood, Private, 6610, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Henry was the second eldest of six children of Henry and Sophia Wood of Victoria Avenue, (latterly Brodog Terrace) Fishguard. The family had moved to the town from Wargrave near Maidenhead, Berkshire around 1910. Henry enlisted at Maidenhead into the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment prior to the war, and being a regular soldier moved to France with the battalion on 13 August 1914, attached to 6 Brigade, 2nd Division. One of the first Divisions to move to France, the 2nd Division fought at the Battle of Mons, and retreating southwards, fought at the Affair of Landrecies, the Rearguard Actions of Villers-Cotterets, and at the Battle of the Marne where the German offensive was stopped. The Germans retreated north, and the BEF met them, fighting at the Battle of the Aisne. The 2nd Division were then moved to Flanders, where they fought at the First Battle of Ypres, when the German sweep through Flanders was stopped. Henry was killed at Ypres on 30 October 1914. He was 31 years old, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. His brother Sidney George Wood also fell.

Herbert Charles Wray, Private, 33799, Welsh Regiment. Herbert was born at Bollington, Hampshire, and resided at Fishguard prior to the War. He enlisted at Fishguard into the army, and was posted to the 9th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, which was attached to 58 Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. The Division saw its first major action during the Battle of Loos on 25 September 1916. They moved to the Somme early in 1916, where they took part in the assault on Ovillers-la-Boiselle on 1 July 1916. Herbert was Killed in Action at Ovillers, on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, on 1 July 1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

James Hamilton Langdon Yorke, MC, Captain, Welsh Regiment. James was the son of James Charles Yorke, J.P., and Katherine Ellen Yorke (nee Langdon), of Langton, Durnbach, Pembrokeshire. He married Violet Mary Vincent, of 8 Argyll Mansions, Chelsea, London on 1 December 1910. Educated at Haileybury and Oriel College Oxford, James joined the Pembroke Yeomanry while still a graduate, and at the outbreak of war was employed by the British South Africa Company. James resumed his service in the Pembroke Yeomanry, who had been in Egypt since March, 1916. On 2 February 1917, they merged with the Glamorgan Yeomanry to form the 24th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, which was attached to 321 Brigade, 74th (Yeomanry) Division. The Division moved into Palestine at the beginning of 1917, and moved up through the country, fighting at the Three Battles of Gaza, before moving in on Jerusalem. James was Killed in Action during the Battle of Jerusalem, on 27 December 1917, aged 33, and is buried at Jerusalem War Cemetery. James is not commemorated at Fishguard.

John Henry Gillard, Greaser, Merchant Navy. John was the Husband of F. A. Gillard, of Boston, Lincolnshire. He served aboard the S.S. St. Patrick (London), which was a Cross Channel ferry that worked the Fishguard to Rosslare route. In 1940 she was attacked by the Luftwaffe while on route, but escaped with no damage. On 13 June 1941 she had left Rosslare, and was passing Strumble Head when she was discovered by German Dive Bombers. The first clutch of bombs went straight through the bridge, and set the ships oil tanks on fire. She sank some time afterwards, with the loss of seventeen crew, a Gunner and twelve passengers. The remainder were rescued and landed at Milford Haven. John was one of the unfortunate men who lost his life that day. He was 60 years old, and is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.

Joseph Harvard, Master, Merchant Navy. Joseph was the son of John and Mary Ann Havard, of Spring Gardens, Fishguard. He married Annie Lilian Owen, of Fishguard, in 1920. Joseph was a long serving mariner, and by the outbreak of war was Master of the S.S. Henri Mory, a Swansea registered merchant steamer. Joseph was killed when his ship was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-110 in the Atlantic on 26 April 1941. Joseph was 49 years old, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.

Oliver Paul Hodges, Assistant Steward, Merchant Navy. Oliver was born in Brixton on 13 October 1898, the son of William Paul Hodges and Frances Rose Hodges (nee James). He served during the Great War with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, and upon his return to Brixton married Hannah Llewellyn. The couple then moved to 3, Coronation Road, Fishguard, where Oliver had gained a position as a Steward with the Merchant Navy aboard the ferry SS St. Patrick. On 13 June 1941, St. Patrick was steaming on her usual route from Rosslare to Fishguard when she was attacked by German aircraft and hit by a bomb. The defenceless ship broke in two as a result of the exp0losion and sank with the loss of 30 lives.  Oliver was 42 years old when he was killed that day, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.

Morgan Llewellyn, Cook, Merchant Navy. Morgan was the son of Mary Jane Llewellyn, of Fishguard, and the husband of Nora Eleanor Llewellyn, of Fishguard. He served in the Merchant Navy, aboard the S.S. St. Andrew (London), which operated from Fishguard to Rosslare as a Passenger Ferry. During the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, all manner of ships were requisitioned, and used, one of which was the St. Andrew. She also served in the Landings at Anzio, where she suffered damage from German bombs while picking up survivors from the S.S. St. David. Morgan was probably injured in the bombing, and returned home, where he died on 25 July 1945, aged 42. He is buried at Fishguard Church Cemetery. Morgan is not commemorated at Fishguard.

Thomas Evan Llewellyn, Greaser, Merchant Navy. Thomas was the husband of M. Llewellyn, of Fishguard, and was possibly the father of Morgan (above). He served aboard the S.S. St. David (London), which was a Passenger Ferry, used on the Fishguard to Rosslare route. Thomas was killed when the S.S. St. David, which was serving as a Hospital Ship, was bombed and sank off Anzio on 24 January 1944, with 224 people on board. Thomas was 62 years old, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.

John Robert Miles, Master, Merchant Navy. John was the son of Benjamin and Anne Miles of Fishguard, and the husband of Marion Miles, of Fishguard. Little is known of him, but he served during WW2 with the Merchant Navy, and died on 6 December 1945 aged 52. John is buried at Fishguard (Hermon) Baptist Burial Ground. John is not commemorated at Fishguard.

Evan William Owens, Master, Merchant Navy. Evan was the son of William and Emily Owens, and the husband of Elizabeth Anne Esmond Owens, of Fishguard. He was the Master of the Ferry S.S. St. David, which was requisitioned by the Admiralty at the outbreak of war. She served at Dunkirk, taking evacuees of the beach, and was then converted into a Hospital Ship. The St. David had sailed for many thousands of nautical miles, and had seen thousands of wounded soldiers treated aboard her, when she was sent to Anzio, as one of three Hospital Ships, to evacuate wounded soldiers off the beaches. She was attacked by a radio controlled German bomb on 21 January 1944, and sank within minutes, taking Evan with her. He was 49 years old, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London. His gallant command of the ship during the war had seen Evan awarded the Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery At Sea, and the King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct.

Benjamin Charles Thomas, Chief Engineer Officer, Merchant Navy. Benjamin was the son of Benjamin and Ann Thomas, and the husband of Mary Elizabeth Thomas, of Fishguard. He served in the Merchant Navy, aboard S.S. Havre (London). On 10 June 1942, Havre was en-route from Alexandria for Tobruk, carrying a cargo of benzene, when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-Boat U-431, with the loss of twenty lives. Benjamin was 49 years old, and is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.