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Wait, Vernon
Emmanuel, 20, 11th May 1942, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Lively, D/MX 75137,
Ordnance Artificer 4th Class, Son of Tom and Christiana Sarah Wait, of
Llantarnam, Monmouthshire, PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Panel 71, Column 2.
Local Memorial - Rood Screen, St Gabriel's church
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Walby, F C, 10th
February 1919, H.T., Royal Army Service Corps, T/43606, Private, CWMBRAN
CEMETERY, A. 2. 37. |
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Walker, G H G,
19, 20th March 1918, Royal Naval Air Service, H.M.S "Daedalus.", J/35864,
Able Seaman, Son of Annie Standley (formerly Walker), of 4, Grove Place,
Pontnewydd, and the late Arthur Walker, PONTNEWYDD (HOLY TRINITY)
CHURCHYARD, 2. 3. |
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Walker, H,
WW1 Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park
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Wall, R,
WW1
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park and British Legion Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Ward, J
WW2 Local Memorial - Rood Screen, St Gabriel's church
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Wassall,
Arthur John, 5th May 1915, 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, 231, Private,
BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), I. E. 189. Local Memorial -
Pontrhydrun War Memorial
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Waters, D, WW1
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park
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Waters, Tom,
WW1
Local Memorial - Pontrhydrun War Memorial
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Watkins, D J G,
21, 21st April 1918, 1st Bn. South Wales Borderers, Lieutenant, Son of
David and Edith Watkins, of 6, Oak St., Cwmbran, Mon., FOUQUIERES
CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, II. B. 9. Local Memorial - British Legion
Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Watkins, F,
WW1
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park
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Watkins, John,
18th September 1915, 8th Bn. South Wales
Borderers, 16050,
Serjeant, HANGARD COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
II. G. 18.
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park and Pontrhydrun War Memorial
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Watts, John, 35,
29th October 1916, Depot formerly 10th Bn. South Wales Borderers, 20150,
Lance Corporal, Husband of Catherine Watts, of 26, Richmond Rd.,
Pontnewydd, PONTNEWYDD (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD, B. 90.
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park and Pontnewydd War Memorial
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Watts, W, WW1
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park and Pontnewydd War Memorial |
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Waygood, (P) G,
10th October 1917, 2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment, 265859, Private,
Son of Robert and Emma Waygood, of 21, Llandowlais St., Cwmbran, Mon.,
DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, XII. J. 1. Local Memorial - British Legion
Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Weeks, H J,
WW1 Local Memorial - British Legion Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Weldon, F,
WW1
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park and British Legion Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Weyman, Joseph,
32, 14th March 1919, "B" Coy. 1st Bn. Welsh Regiment, 8184, Private, Son
of Daniel and Annie Weyman, of Blaenavon, CWMBRAN CEMETERY, B. 7. 33. |
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Whatley, Charles
Edwin, 20, 16th February 1917, 1st/2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment, 1744,
Lance Corporal, Son of Charles and Ellen, Whatley, of 6, Cloemendy Rd.,
Cwmbran, Newport, Mon., GROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE, IV. B. 5. Local Memorial - British Legion
Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Wheater,
Thomas Hebber, 29, 24th September 1944, 2nd Bn.
Monmouthshire Regiment, 4075456,
Corporal, VALKENSWAARD WAR CEMETERY,
I. C. 8.

Thomas Wheater was born in 1915 in the East End of London. His father
William Shirtcliffe Wheater married his mother Elizabeth Kate Williams of
Cwmbran.
In 1944, the family were living at 2, Spring Street, Forgehammer,
Cwmbran Local Memorial - Rood Screen, St Gabriel's
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Wheeler, A,
WW1,
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park
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Wheeler, A E
WW2 Local Memorial - Rood Screen, St Gabriel's church
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Whitby, G,
WW1 Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park and British Legion Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Williams, A,
WW2
Local Memorial - Pontnewydd War Memorial |
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Williams,
Albert E,
7th May 1915, 2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment, 1424, Private,
born
1891, Newport,
Mon, Son of
David and Sarah
Williams, HAZEBROUCK
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, II. C. 9. Local Memorial - British Legion Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Williams,
Clifford, 24, 26th May 1944, Merchant Navy, S.S. Fort la Maune (Bristol),
Second Cook and Baker, Son of Charles Henry and Lucy May Williams, of
Pontnewydd; husband of Louise Kathleen Williams, PONTNEWYDD (HOLY TRINITY)
CHURCHYARD, Grave 57.
Local Memorial - Pontnewydd War Memorial Williams,
Clifford, 24, 26th May 1944, Merchant
Navy, S.S. Fort la Maune,
Second Cook and Baker, Son of Charles
Henry and Lucy May Williams, of Pontnewydd; husband of Louise Kathleen
Williams, PONTNEWYDD (HOLY TRINITY)
CHURCHYARD, Grave 57.
The Fort La Maune, 7,130grt (MOWT, Booth Line mngrs) was sunk by U-188
25th January 1944. William Clifford must of succumbed later to injuries
received in the sinking.
Information
from Mr Billy McGee
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Williams, C G,
WW1 Local Memorial - British Legion Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Williams, D,
WW1
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park
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Williams, F,
WW1 Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park
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Williams, J, 39, 23rd
May 1918, Depot, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 74846, Private, Husband of Lily
Beatrice Williams, of 7, Commercial St., Pontnewydd, PONTNEWYDD (HOLY
TRINITY) CHURCHYARD, B. 140.
Local Memorial - Pontnewydd War Memorial |
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Williams, L,
WW2
Local Memorial - Pontnewydd War Memorial
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Williams, P H
WW2 Local Memorial - Rood Screen, St Gabriel's church
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Williams, Ralf,
28, 1st March 1917, 2nd Bn. Monmouthshire
Regiment, 265830,
Private, Husband of Florence Gertrude Williams,
of 37, Victoria St., Cwmbran, Mon., GROVE TOWN
CEMETERY, MEAULTE, IV. B. 41. Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park and British Legion
Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Williams,
William, WW1
Local Memorial - Pontrhydrun War Memorial
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Williams, W E,
WW1 Local Memorial - British Legion Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Wood, W,
WW1
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park
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Woods, A,
WW1 Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park
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Woods, William
John, 41, 25th May 1915, 2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment, 2828, Private,
Son of Job and Mary Woods, of Cwmbran; husband of Laura Jane Woods, of 1,
Baltic Terrace, Cwmbran, Mon., YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Panel 50. Local Memorial - British Legion
Memorial, St Gabriel's church
This photo is a SWA report showing two of the six sons that Job and
Mary Woods had serving at the front.
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Woodward, Charles
Rupert, 20, 7th May 1917, 8th Field Bakery Army Service Corps, S4/122553,
Private, Son of Mr. C. J. and Mrs. M. A. Woodward, of Somerset House,
Cwmbran, Newport, Mon., JANVAL CEMETERY, DIEPPE, I. G. 5. Local Memorial - British Legion
Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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Woodward,
G H, 10th October 1917, Kalamaria Supply Depot
Army Service Corps., T4/096182,
Private, MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY,
KALAMARIA, 131. |
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Woodward, H,
13th February 1917, 6th Bn. South Wales
Borderers, 39257,
Private, BERKS CEMETERY EXTENSION,
I. N. 17.
Local Memorial - GKN, Cwmbran Park and British Legion Memorial, St Gabriel's church
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