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Draft:Porthcawl's fallen of World War 2

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Porthcawl Museum volunteers are working on a history detailing, where possible, the lives of those residents of Porthcawl who gave their lives during the Second World War. All but one of their names are inscribed on the memorial to the fallen of 20c and 21c conflicts situated in the grounds of Holy Trinity Church in Victoria Avenue, at its junction with Church Place. One is remembered on a plaque at St John's church, Newton.

The purpose of this Wikipedia entry is two-fold

  1. List the names of the fallen, with sufficient information for descendants or friends to identify them, and to be able contact the volunteers with their stories.
  2. Become their history written around the timeline of the war, when the project is complete.

The fallen......

L. CPL C Baker - more information needed

LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN ARTHUR HENRY BOWEN, died Africa 1947

FLYING OFFICER PETER FRANCIS CARLISLE, died 1944, Son of Dalton Stuart Carlisle and Gladys Bertha Carlisle, of Knightsbridge, London.

SECOND LIEUTENANT JOHN PENRY DAVID, died Egypt 1942, Son of John and Mary Ann David, of Port Talbot, husband of Rita Joan David.

PRIVATE ARTHUR JAMES DAVIES, died Netherlands 1944, Son of Watkyn and Margaret Davies; husband of Margaret Avril Davies.

CRAFTSMAN GEOFFREY THOMAS DUDDRIDGE, died Anzio, Italy 1944, Son of Edgar T. and Ethel M. Duddridge

Merchant navy J Evans - more information needed

Royal Air Force CORPORAL DAVID RAYMOND EVANS, died 1944

SECOND LIEUTENANT W G GEEN, died Egypt 1946

PRIVATE DESMOND WILLIAM CECIL GOSS, died France 1944, Son of Leonard and Lilian G. Goss; husband of Mavis Goss.

F/O J Griffiths - more information needed

PRIVATE DAVID HARRIS, died Italy 1944, Son of Llewellyn and Annie Harris.

GUNNER JOHN REES HILLIARD, died Indonesia 1943, Son of Thomas Leonard and Agnes Hilliard, of Pen-Y-Graig. Boy International Rugby Footballer.

SERGEANT GEOFFREY MORTIMER HOGAN, died Somalia 1940, Son of Charles Mortimer and Mary Reid Hogan.

PRIVATE AUGUSTUS CYRIL HOPKINS, died France 1944, Son of Augustus Windsor and Lily Francis Hopkins.

SQUADRON LEADER KENNETH ILLINGWORTH, died Singapore 1943, Son of Lieut. John Illingworth, M.C., and Muriel Illingworth; stepson of R. J. Hamill.

FLIGHT SERGEANT RONALD VINCENT JAMES, died Germany 1942, Son of Timothy and Mary Ann James, husband of Gladys James

SERGEANT TOM MILFORD JONES, died 1944, Son of Milford Philipps and Olive Gwenllian Jones.

SERGEANT DAVID MORGAN LEWIS, died Egypt 1942, Son of Evan Robert and Margaret Ann Lewis, husband of Blodwen Lewis.

CORPORAL JOAN NORAH LEWIS, died 1943, Daughter of Thomas Ewart and Annie Lewis.

SERGEANT IDRYS WYN LLOYD LLEWELLYN, died Germany 1943, Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Llewellyn.

DONKEYMAN ALBERT EDMUND MORRIS LONG, died 1943, Son of Alwyn Morris and Mary Long.

PRIVATE LEONARD MABLY, died 1943 Italy, Son of Lewis and Margaret Mably, husband of Margaret Mably.

FLIGHT SERGEANT HAYDN LLEWELYN MORGAN, died France 1944, Son of James and Mary A. Morgan.

LEADING AIRMAN ERNEST PATRICK PARKER, died 1941, Son of Albert Ernest and Gwynnaeth Mary Parker. Not on the memorial, but remembered on a plaque at St John's church, Newton.

SGT. I Perkins - more information needed

PRIVATE JOHN CHARLES RENZO PREECE, died Italy 1944, Son of Alfred James Preece and Mary Helena Preece.

P/O P Price - more information needed

SERGEANT WILLIAM JOHN REES, died 1943, Son of Morfydd Rees.

CORPORAL OSWALD ROBERTS, died Italy 1944, Son of William and Sarah Roberts, husband of Charlotte Ann Roberts.

PILOT OFFICER ROBERT ALWYN SMITH, died Egypt 1940, Son of Stanley Alwyn Smith and Pearl Evangeline Smith.

TROOPER WALTER MANSEL STARK, died France 1944, Son of William Walter and Annie Stark.

CAPTAIN DENNIS IVOR STUART, died Netherlands 1945, Son of William Horace and Gwendolen Lewis Stuart.

FLYING OFFICER BERNARD THOMAS, died 1944, Son of John and Ellen Thomas, husband of Betty Margaret Thomas.

STAFF SERGEANT JOHN ALEWYN THOMAS, died 1944.

ABLE SEAMAN MICHAEL DUNCAN THOMAS, died 1943, Son of Robert Duncan Thomas, and Nora Winifred Thomas.

GUNNER ROYSTON THOMAS, died Thailand 1944, Son of Gwilym and Florence Thomas.

LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN JOSEPH ROY WATTS, died Libya 1943, Son of Thomas and Ellen Watts.

CORPORAL ERNEST CHARLES WILLIAMS, died Singapore 1943, Son of Thomas and Ellen Williams; husband of Vera Eileen Joyce Williams.

SERGEANT KENNETH HAPKIN WILLIAMS, died Germany 1944, Son of Cyril Jones and Margaret Ann Williams, husband of Winifred Williams.

FLIGHT SERGEANT LEONARD CHARLES WILLIAMS, died Netherlands 1941, Son of Alfred James and Emila Williams; husband of Joan Mary Williams.

SERGEANT DONALD WILLSDON, died Germany 1944.

Merchant navy R Jeffery - more information needed.

Contact museum volunteer Geoff Henderson at the Museum in John Street.

Sources

https://www.porthcawlmuseum.com/

https://www.cwgc.org/

https://www.rafcommands.com/

https://churchmonumentssociety.org/monument-of-the-month/porthcawl-war-memorial




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