David Meurig Thomas
David Meurig Thomas was killed in an air training accident in Rhodesia (modern Zimbabwe) in September 1942.
The information on David Meurig Thomas has been compiled from a number of sources, including the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, from the South Wales Voice newspaper, and the Parish Burial Register (courtesy of the Swansea Archives).
| Name | David Meurig Thomas |
| Date of Death | 30th September 1942 |
| Place of Death | Bulawayo, Rhodesia |
| Age at Death | 29 |
| Unit and Regiment | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Rank | Sergeant (Pilot U⁄T) |
| Service Number | 1316660 |
| Grave | BULAWAYO (ATHLONE) CEMETERY - ZIMBABWE |
| Remembrance Grave | Wesleyan Chapelyard, Glanrhyd Road, Pontardawe. |
| Local Memorials | Ystradgynlais War Memorial |
| Notes | Son of Idwal Vaughan and Elizabeth Gwladys Thomas of Pontardawe, |
 | David Meurig Thomas |
| Grave inscription:- Aged 20 years |
From the South Wales Voice newspaper, 10th October 1942 :-
PONTARDAWE AIRMAN KILLED IN RHODESIA
News has been received that Acting-Sergeant David Meurig Thomas, aged 29, son of Mr. and Mrs. Idwal Thomas of Meudw Avenue, Pontardawe has been killed in a trainer plane crash at Bulawayo, Rhodesia. He has been in the RAF for only about a year.
While they have not received official information, his parents are forced to believe that the victim is their son because he was at Rhodesia, and his co-pilot, who was also killed, hailed from Nelson, Glamorgan.
NOTE - ALTHOUGH DAVID MEURIG THOMAS IS LISTED UNDER THE PONTARDAWE MEMORIAL THIS IS THE ONLY RECORD THAT CAN BE FOUND FOR THE D M THOMAS ON THE YSTRADGYNLAIS WAR MEMORIAL.