Swansea Family History
Swansea Family History 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cadle

Edward Terence

Gunner

1492325

Killed in Action

Asia and Far East Theatre

Between

24

Royal Artillery

8 Coast Regiment

1st October

1942

And

2nd October

1942

Cemetery/Memorial

Sai Wan Memorial, China

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 3

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Caie

William George

Trooper

3974061

Killed in Action

Egyptian Theatre

27th May

1942

32

Royal Tank Regiment Royal Armoured Corps

3rd

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 22

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cameron

Alistair Ewen Patrick

Second Lieutenant

94375

Killed in Action

At Sea

27th June

1940

 

Welch Regiment

2/5th Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 12. Column 2

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Carpenter  

Ronald

Lieutenant

315019

Killed in Action

Indian Theatre

29th October

1944

25

South Staffordshire Regiment

 

Attached

Attached

South Wales Borderers

 

Cemetery/Memorial

Gauhati War Cemetery, India

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

3.F.1

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Carr

James Cyril

Staff Serjeant

3969249

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Italy)

10th July

1943

27

The Gilder Pilot Regiment,

Army Air Corps

1st

Cemetery/Memorial

Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.F.7

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Carran

Harry John

Corporal

143251

Killed in Action

North Africa Theatre

30th April

1943 

21

King’s Royal Rifle Corps

1st Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

11.H.11

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Carty

James Joseph

Lance Corporal

6146089

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Italy)

21st June

1944

24

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

5th Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Cassino Memorial, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 4

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cavey

John

Private

3962078

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

6th June

1944

23

The Parachute Regiment,

Army Air Corps

7th Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, Calvados, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Special Memorial IV.K.6

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Challis

Albert David George

Driver

14531174

Died

Home (UK)

3rd April

1945

36

Royal Engineers

 

Cemetery/Memorial

Coedgwilym Cemetery, Swansea, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Grave 1002

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Chambers

Thomas

Lance Corporal

7013649

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

13th June

1944

25

Royal Ulster Rifles

1st (Airborne) Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IIIA.L.4

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Chelley

Charles Henry

Driver

T/127692

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

20th May

1940

30

Royal Army Service Corps

2 Line of Communications  

Railhead Company

Cemetery/Memorial

Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 13. Row B. Grave 18

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Chivers

William Douglas

Private

6105361

Died

Home (UK)

31st October

1947

24

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

 

Cemetery/Memorial

Pontypridd Crematorium, Pontypridd, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel L.H.

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Chugg

Sidney Phillip

Lance Bombardier

1517883

Killed in Action

North Africa Theatre

30th December

1941

23

Royal Artillery

291 Battery

94 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Cemetery/Memorial

Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

8.E.16

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Church

Ernest George

Trooper

7941358

Killed in Action

Egyptian Theatre

14th November

1942

29

Royal Armoured Corps

H.Q. Squadron 32nd Army Tank Brigade

Cemetery/Memorial

Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 13

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cilia

James

Private

D/22179

Died

Home (UK)

9th January

1941

29

Welch Regiment

17th (H.D.) Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Peter Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

S.E.B. Grave 86

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Clarke  

Clifford

Private

3910249

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Italy)

10th June

1944

25

Wiltshire Regiment

2nd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Cassino Memorial, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 10

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Clatworthy  

Raymond

Guardsman

2740617

Died

Western European Theatre (Germany)

10th June

1946

21

Welsh Guards

2nd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2A.A.3

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Clement  

Hywel John

Lance Corporal

3966607

Died

Home (UK)

14th August

1944

24

Welch Regiment

1/5th Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Bethlehem Congregational Chapelyard, Fforestfach, Swansea,

United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot C. Row 4. Grave 4

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Clement  

Joseph Henry

Gunner

1547296

Died

Home (UK)

3rd July

1940

24

Royal Artillery

462 Battery

71 Searchlight Regiment

Cemetery/Memorial

Duke Street Cemetery, Southport, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot C. Collective Grave 3

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Clemson  

Hedworth

Signalman  

5883486

Killed in Action

Asia and Far East Theatre

13th February

1942

24

Royal Corps of Signals

18th Divisional Signals

Cemetery/Memorial

Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Collective Grave 24.A.1-14

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Coates  

Arthur

Private

3910292

Died

Home (UK)

15th July

1940

 

South Wales Borderers

2nd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Dublin Road Cemetery, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section A. Inner. Grave 134

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Coates  

Richard

Private

4192705

Killed in Action

Asia and Far East Theatre

17th February

1943

21

The King’s Regiment (Liverpool)

13th Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Face 5

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Coates  

Ronald

Fusilier

14414937

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

17th July

1944

19

Royal Welch Fusiliers

4th Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 14. Column 1

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Colclough  

William Leonard

Gunner

921191

Died

Western European Theatre (Germany)

1st July

1945

26

Royal Artillery

121 Medium Regiment

Cemetery/Memorial

Celle War Cemetery, Niedersachen, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

2.B.1

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cole  

Frederick

Private

3972555

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Italy)

27th May

1944

29

North Staffordshire Regiment

2nd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XVI.B.3

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cole  

Thomas William

Trooper

7952821

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

26th June

1944

20

Royal Armoured Corps

4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.G.11

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Colebrook  

Edgar William

Sapper

2090219

Died

Home (UK)

15th May

1942

23

Royal Engineers

 

Cemetery/Memorial

Cwmgelly Cemetery, Swansea, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section G, Grave 4795

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Coleman  

Ronald Charles

Private

14531181

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Italy)

1st March

1945

34

Welch Regiment

1st Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Bari War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XII.C.9

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Collier  

William George

Lance Corporal

4208799

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

17th July

1944

40

Royal Welch Fusiliers

7th Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.C.11

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Collin

Alfred Walter

Gunner

1695319

Killed in Action

South Africa Theatre

24th July

1942

29

Royal Artillery

71 Battery

1 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Cemetery/Memorial

King Tom Cemetery, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

7.G.1

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Collins  

Cyril Brinley John

Signalman

14388828

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

3rd August 

1944

21

Royal Corps of Signals

59th Divisional Signals

Cemetery/Memorial

Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Trssel, Calvados, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.A.17

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Collins  

David Charles

Guardsman

2735592

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

24th May

1940

21

Welsh Guards

2nd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 13. Row A. Grave 4

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Collins  

John

Gunner

869889

Died

Home (UK)

25th July

1940

 

Royal Artillery

132 Field Regiment

Cemetery/Memorial

Danygraig Cemetery, Swansea, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section I. Grave 738

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Collins  

Ronald

Sapper

869293

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

Between

19

Royal Engineers

245 Field Company

1st June

1940

And

4th June

1940

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Nord, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 2. Row 7. Grave 19

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Comley  

William P.

Guardsman

2738439

Died

Western European Theatre (Germany)

10th August

1945

22

Welsh Guards

2nd Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Cologne Southern Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Plot 7. Row F. Grave 15

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cook  

Leslie

Staff Serjeant

7620890

Died

Home (UK)

9th May

1941

 

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

 

Cemetery/Memorial

Morriston Cemetery, Swansea, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section C. Grave 445

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cooze

Alfred James

Driver

11260323

Died

Western European Theatre (Germany)

15th April

1946

24

Royal Army Service Corps

 

Cemetery/Memorial

Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

3A.L.3

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Copp  

Witham James

Gunner

1721499

Killed in Action

At Sea

21st January

1942

 

Royal Artillery

413 Battery

85 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Cemetery/Memorial

Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 3. Column 1

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cornelius  

Arthur William

Gunner

2733663

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Netherlands)

13th May

1940

25

Welsh Guards

2nd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Hook Of Holland General Cemetery, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Row F. Collective Grave 58-60

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cottle  

Alfred George

Serjeant

13016132

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

1st November

1944

44

Pioneer Corps

144 Company

Cemetery/Memorial

Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.F.18

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cousins  

Ralph

Sapper

14339478

Died

Home (UK)

18th November

1945

32

Royal Engineers

966 (I.W.T.) Company

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Teilo Churchyard, Bishopston, Swansea, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

New Ground. Row 4. Grave 11

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cousins  

Trevor

Private

5388598

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

4th August

1944

25

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1st Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Brouay War Cemetery, Calvados, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.E.11

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cowen  

Norman

Gunner

781458

Died

Home (UK)

14th March

1944

 

Royal Artillery

481 Battery

98 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Cemetery/Memorial

Prudhoe New Cemetery, Northumberland, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Grave 2365

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cowley  

Daniel Louis

Corporal

847344

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

25th August

1944

29

Royal Tank Regiment,

Royal Armoured Corps

1st

Cemetery/Memorial

Conde-sur-Risle Churchyard, Eure, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Joint Grave

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cox

David Hemersham

Lieutenant

174732

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Italy)

16th August

1943

23

Cheshire Regiment

2nd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.A.49

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Coxon  

James Edward

Rifleman

 

11426530

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Germany)

2nd March

1945

30

Royal Ulster Rifles

2nd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

48.C.19

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Crabb  

Harry

Rifleman

14691049

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Netherlands)

8th November

1944

19

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

9th Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Nederweert War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.A.13

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Crocker  

Alfred Percy

Private

4203027

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

28th June

1944

29

Monmouthshire Regiment

3rd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery, Calvados, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.B.2

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Crocker  

Richard Edward

Fusilier

1796056

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Italy)

22nd November

1944

 

Lancashire Fusiliers

2nd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Santerno Valley War Cemetery, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.C.2

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cross  

William Charles

Driver

T/69347

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

27th May

1940

24

Royal Army Service Corps

 

Cemetery/Memorial

Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Column 135

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cuff  

William Alfred

Guardsman

2738540

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

11th August

1944

31

Welsh Guards

1st Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery, Calvados, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VII.D.7

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Cullen  

James P.

Fusilier

4188573

Died

Home (UK)

13th May

1944

35

Royal Welch Fusiliers

31st Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Morriston Cemetery, Swansea, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section H. Grave 392

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Curds  

John Albert

Private

5889860

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Italy)

19th March

1944

24

Northamptonshire Regiment

2nd Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.F.4

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Curtis  

Henry James

Private

D/17960

Died

Home (UK)

21st September

1940

60

Welch Regiment

17th (H.D.) Battalion

Cemetery/Memorial

Cwmgelly Cemetery, Swansea, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Section F. Grave 3420

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