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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 24th Nov 2018 - From the Features Box on the right hand side of the Home Page, select Slide Show to view a video
commemorating all of the men who gave their lives during World War 1.
17th Sep 2022 - Read the latest addition to the Histories section - HMS EREBUS - Journal Found
Photos
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 | Florence Edith Rebecca Nicholls | 25 Nov 2023 | |
 | Dr. Howard David Reynolds | 5 Nov 2023 | |
 | Dr Howard David Reynolds, Agnes Joan Enoy Rixon, Harry Howard Rixon Reynolds, Elizabeth Evans. Street where Dr Reynolds and his family lived. Probably taken just after the 2nd World War in 1945 as there is evidence of cleared bomb sites on both sides of the road. | 5 Nov 2023 | |
 | Elizabeth M Revill A NZ citizen for 30 years, now residing in Australia. Liz Blackett is also a British citizen. During her time in Wellington NZ Liz revived her passion for Theatre and Film and studied at Victoria University Wellington in the Dept. of Theatre and Film. She also attended many workshops at Toi Whakaari and Wellington Performing Arts School. Liz moved to Brisbane Australia in 2012. She has the right to work in NZ and Australia, and the UK. Liz (nee Revill) was born in Nottingham in the United Kingdom and went on to graduate in 1971 with BSc. Hons from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. She was married in 1974 to a New Zealander and she and her husband lived in Nigeria, West Africa from 1975-1980, teaching mathematics at a girls secondary college. They then moved to Wellington, New Zealand in 1981. Liz has 3 children , born between 1979 and 1986. She was divorced in 1991. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) | 2 Nov 2023 | |
| Elizabeth M Revill (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) | 1 Nov 2023 | |
 | Alice Rose Davies, P.O. George Evans and James Walter Davies. Alice had these stained glass windows installed in memory of her husband and her father. | 1 Nov 2023 | |
 | Residence of John Thomas Davies, Frances Anne Davies, Elizabeth Miriam Jones and David Morgan Jones | 25 Oct 2023 | |
 | George Price Davies 2nd Lt. 2nd Bn. South Wales Borderers | 25 Oct 2023 | |
 | Frederick Hopwood | 20 Oct 2023 | |
 | Louisa Anne Evans | 9 Oct 2023 | |
 | Alice Rose Davies | 9 Oct 2023 | |
 | George Evans | 9 Oct 2023 | |
 | George Evans with his wife Alice Rose Davies and daughter Louisa Anne Evans Studio Portrait | 9 Oct 2023 | |
 | Left: Alfred George Canton with his wife Sarah Alice Evans and Right: Bernard James Barber with his wife Martha Jane Evans. | 6 Oct 2023 | |
 | Sarah Alice Evans | 6 Oct 2023 |
Documents
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 | Dr. Howard David Reynolds Funeral report in Pembroke Guardian 26 Aug 1910 | 5 Nov 2023 | |
 | Crichton Walter Evans Reynolds Tokyo, Japan POW Camp Record Index Card | 5 Nov 2023 | |
 | William Alfred Pierpoint The Morning Post Newspaper report of the killing of his son. | 2 Apr 2023 | |
 | William Alfred Pierpoint The Evening Standard Newspaper report of the killing of his son. | 2 Apr 2023 | |
 | William Alfred Pierpoint The Warwickshire Herald Newspaper report of the killing of his son. | 2 Apr 2023 | |
 | Sarah Pidduck became Sarah Price News report on the death of Sarah Price from Kentish Chronicle, Sat 10 September 1859. | 2 Sep 2022 | |
 | Albert Abelardo Petrali Dissolution of Tailors business between Albert A Petrali and Edgar J B Nobbs | 31 Jul 2022 | |
 | Mark Millington, Susannah Nisbett & Elizabeth Houghton Susannah Nisbett's desertion report of her husband Mark Millington. Also shows statement by Elizabeth Houghton, Mark Millington's mother. | 29 May 2022 | |
 | Victor Riley Newspaper reports from the Burnley Express. | 6 Apr 2021 | |
 | Henry Jeffreys and Ellen Penelope Valpy Marriage announcement published in Launceston Examiner 22 May 1852. | 13 Feb 2021 | |
 | John Benjamin Dike Funeral Service p4 | 19 Oct 2020 | |
 | John Benjamin Dike Funeral Service p3 | 19 Oct 2020 | |
 | John Benjamin Dike Funeral Service p2 | 19 Oct 2020 | |
 | John Benjamin Dike Funeral Service Cover | 19 Oct 2020 | |
 | John Benjamin Dike Poem -'Loss Of The Margate Surf Lifeboat' by T.J.C. | 19 Oct 2020 |
Headstones
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 | James William Evans Military Headstone in St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Bosherston Pembrokeshire, Wales | 13 Nov 2023 | |||
 | George Evans Headstone at Bosherston, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
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11 Nov 2023 | ||
 | Frances Jane Evans with her daughter Jane Marjorie Hindmarsh and her son William Evans Hindmarsh Headstone in Bosherston, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
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11 Nov 2023 | ||
 | Edward William Davies Headstone (side of parents headstone) in Llanion Cemetery, Pembroke Dock. | Llanion Cemetery |
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29 Oct 2023 | |
 | James Walter Davies and his wife Louisa Anne Jones Headstone in Llanion Cemetery, Pembroke Dock |
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29 Oct 2023 | ||
 | William Price with wife Ann Cole and their son Benjamin Price Headstone in St Michael and All Angels churchyard, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
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21 Sep 2023 | ||
 | Shirley Good Headstone in Carshalton & Morden Cemetery |
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11 Sep 2023 | ||
 | Noah Evans and his wife Jane Owen, & son Frederick Charles Evans and grandson Magnus James Evans. Headstone in Gilhead Chapel Cemetery, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
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5 Sep 2023 | ||
 | Thomas Evans with his wife Annie Paterson Wares and their son Donald Richard Evans. Headstone in Llanion Cemetery, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
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28 Aug 2023 | ||
 | Jotham Phillips and wife Miriam Jones Headstone in Llanddowror Parish Churchyard, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
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18 Aug 2023 | ||
 | Thomas, George, John Ghent Headstone St Martin’s Church Cemetery Seamer in Cleveland Yorkshire England photo acquired from www.gravestonephotos.com |
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15 Aug 2023 | ||
 | John Williams with wife Elizabeth Davies and Daughter Margaretta Williams. Headstone in St Twrog Churchyard, Llanggador, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
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13 Aug 2023 | ||
 | Thomas Beadle Addison and Mary Ann Jones Headstone in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Eggleston, Durham |
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31 Jul 2023 | ||
 | William Simpson and Elizabeth Chandler Pigg Headstone in Stanley New Cemetery, Durham |
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28 Jul 2023 | ||
 | Harold Ernest Mantle Headstone in Hanover War Cemetery |
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7 Oct 2022 |
Histories
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 | Sgt. Daniel Bryant and HMS 'Erebus' Capt. Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition to locate the Northwest Passage | 28 Oct 2023 | |
 | Alice Rose Davies St Michael & All Angels – Bosherston, Pembrokeshire The Squint Window and the West Window These were erected by a schoolmistress, Alice Evans Davies, who taught for many years in the old Bosherston School (now the Church Hall). The squint window depicts St Nicholas as the patron saint of sea-farers and is in memory of Petty Officer George Evans, her husband, who was killed in the battle of Jutland. The west window is a depiction of Jesus. The Resurrection and the Life was erected in memory of her father, James Walter Davies of Pembroke Dock. | 28 Oct 2023 | |
 | POW in Milag Nord nr. Bremen The SS St Margaret (Master: David Sidney Davies) left Liverpool as part of convoy ON-165 at 0800 Tuesday 2nd February 1943. The vessel, sailing to South American ports, was carrying machinery, whisky, stout, textiles, military stores for the Falklands Islands and Yardley’s products,. Among the passengers, on her way to join her husband in Buenos Aires, there was Octave Osten with her daughter Ruth Schaeffear and son in law Tony Schaeffear. They had managed to escape from Germany just before the war. Also on board was Matron Frances Gowans who was matron in charge at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands hospital. Having purchased her trousseau in England she was returning to be married. In addition, two Belgians and a Hungarian Jew were also travelling. Overall, there were fifty persons aboard, the seven passengers and forty-three officers and crew. At 13.55 19th Feb 1943 SS St Margaret was given orders to disperse from the convoy, and to continue her passage South to Pernambuco, Brazil for refuelling and subsequent delivery of supplies and passengers to their various destinations. At 09.42 on Saturday 27th February the St Margaret was, by now, in the middle of the Sargasso Sea, in the central North Atlantic, when a huge explosion occurred. This was the result of a torpedo from a U-Boat hitting the engine room on the port side. On investigation three men were missing. George Brady, a 21 year old Fireman, Patrick Edward Loughran, a 24 year old Donkeyman and Capt. Davies’s very good friend, John Bradford Meadley the Chief Engineer. Although severely damaged and stopped there was no immediate danger of the vessel sinking, so Captain Davies ordered everyone to abandon ship via the lifeboats. This was eventually achieved, after some struggles with the lifeboats, and eventually all survivors were away from the St Margaret. A little over an hour after being struck by the torpedo and as Capt. Davies had surmised, a further torpedo struck. 10 minutes later the St Margaret was gone. The U-Boat that brought about the destruction of SS St Margaet was U-66, commanded by Lieutenant Captain Friedrich Markworth. Markworth, knowing that the abandoned people in the lifeboats could not fight back, raised the U-Boat to the surface and approached the lifeboats. He than demanded that Captain Davies go aboard the U-Boat who was then taken as a Prisoner of War. At 0815 on 2nd March, the other survivors were eventually rescued by USS Hobson and taken to Bermuda. Meanwhile, Captain Davies had been transferred to another U-Boat. Around the 1st March 1943 he was transferred to U-460 commanded by Lieutenant Captain Ebe Schnoor, and taken to St. Nazaire. Four days later, on the 5th of March. Capt. Davies was sent to a merchant navy Prisoner of War camp, Milag Nord near Breman. This camp was liberated by the Welsh & Scots Guards at 10:30 pm on the 27th of April 1945 – they were a highly welcome sight to Davies, who was Welsh and spoke that language. | 22 Aug 2023 | |
 | Fortitude Brian Hambleton's WW2 story concerning his mother and a time bomb. | 17 Oct 2020 | |
 | Ellender's Bakery, Sandwich, Kent 1863-1933 Business Fixtures and Fittings for just £6 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) | 17 Oct 2020 | |
 | Air Raid On Croydon Airport 62 Civilians killed | 17 Oct 2020 | |
 | A Trunk and Letters in a Canvas Cutlery Holder Surviving letters written in 1854/5 by Colour Sergeant George Clarke and sent to his wife Mary Anne in Corfu and England, which sparked the research into a family history. | 17 Oct 2020 | |
| Herbert Theodore Ghent and Eliza Strutton Not cut out for the military. | 17 Dec 2013 |
CWGC WW1
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 | James William Evans CWGC Commemoration | 13 Nov 2023 | |
 | George Price Davies CWGC Commemoration | 23 Oct 2023 | |
 | John Thomas Davies CWGC Commemoration | 23 Oct 2023 | |
 | Jeffrey Victor Harvey CWGC Commemoration | 4 May 2022 | |
 | James William Gerhard CWGC Commeration | 4 May 2022 | |
 | Henry Frederick Peet CWGC Commemoration | 28 Jan 2021 | |
 | Charles William Stanley Irving CWGC Commemoration | 18 Nov 2020 | |
 | Ernest James Ghent CWGC Commemoration | 18 Nov 2020 | |
 | Thomas Alfred Good CWGC Commemoration | 17 Nov 2020 | |
 | Wilfred Richard Kempson CWGC Commemoration | 17 Nov 2020 | |
 | Arthur George Moat CWGC Commemoration | 16 Nov 2020 | |
 | Frederick William Margetts CWGC Commemoration | 30 Sep 2020 | |
 | Capt. Gilbert Pigé Leschallas CWGC Commemoration | 16 Sep 2020 | |
 | Alfred Edward Tipping CWGC Commemoration | 27 Jul 2020 | |
 | Percy Rainbird CWGC Commemoration | 16 May 2020 |
CWGC WW2
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 | John Peter Reed CWGC Commemoration | 31 Oct 2022 | |
 | Albert John Mantle CWGC Commemoration | 31 Oct 2022 | |
 | Harold Ernest Mantle CWGC Commemoration | 7 Oct 2022 | |
 | Roy Littlewood Couves CWGC Commemoration | 11 Sep 2021 |
Individuals
| ID | Last Name, Given Name(s) | Born/Christened | Location | Last Modified |
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| I13842 |
 FAGAN, Joseph Adams |
b. 12 Nov 1915 | 34 Broom Hill Street, Glasgow, Scotland  | 30 Nov 2023 |
| I13843 |
PETERS, Violet Kathleen |
b. 19 Oct 1923 | Lewisham, Greater London | 30 Nov 2023 |
| I13845 |
VAUGHAN, Elsie Mabel |
b. 13 Sep 1905 | Lewisham, London | 30 Nov 2023 |
| I13852 |
BATES, Florence |
b. 4 Jul 1890 | Hastings, Sussex | 30 Nov 2023 |
| I13850 |
MORRIS, Lionel Eric |
b. 7 Jul 1918 | Hastings, Sussex | 30 Nov 2023 |
| I13851 |
MORRIS, Edward Tom |
b. 1890 | Hastings, Sussex | 30 Nov 2023 |
| I13854 |
MORRIS, Ernest Frank |
b. 1915 | Hastings, Sussex | 30 Nov 2023 |
| I13853 |
MORRIS, Arthur Edward |
b. 1915 | Hastings, Sussex | 30 Nov 2023 |
| I13849 |
PETERS, Norah Lillian |
b. 1925 | Lewisham, Greater London | 30 Nov 2023 |
| I13848 |
ADAMS, Margaret S |
b. 1886 | 30 Nov 2023 | |
| I13847 |
FAGAN, Joseph |
b. 1879 | 30 Nov 2023 | |
| I13789 |
SCORE, Joyce |
b. 1950 | Lewisham, London | 30 Nov 2023 |
| I13846 |
PETERS, Dorothy Elsie |
b. 19 Oct 1922 | Lewisham, London | 28 Nov 2023 |
| I13844 |
PETERS, Edward William |
b. 1901 | 28 Nov 2023 | |
| I13841 |
FAGAN, Joseph Adams |
27 Nov 2023 |
Families