Ystradgynlais - South Wales
War Memorial - At Last - For Ystradgynlais
For a long time, Ystradgynlais did not have a war memorial in the form of a cenotaph, and the plaques in St Cynog's Church seem to have played that part. In the late 1970s, The Valley Star newspaper was part of a campaign to establish a memorial, that would later become the monument we all know down by Parc Gorsedd.
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Ystradgynlais district has had the strange distinction of being the only area in South Wales without a war memorial.
The local British Legion is, however, doing something abbout that. A committee under the chairmanship of Mr Ieuan Jenkins, of Station Road, had had plans drawn up.
A 10ft tall limestone plinth has been donated by Hobbs Quarries Ltd and has been brought down to the Gorsedd field by the Wimpey Company.
Two offers of metal plates - one in stainless steel, the other in titanium - have been received on which the names of war dead can be inscribed.
The committee are now finalising that list of names and are extremely anxious that none should be missed out.
The Valley Star, therefore, publlishes the list as it at present stands. If anyone knows of names which ought to be inclluded they should contact Mr Ieuan Jenkins, 3 Gorsafle, Station Road, Ystradgynlais.
YSTRADGYNLAIS 1914-1918 WAR
J Allen
D Austen
R Butler
B Carr
J Carter
JT Chadford
W Clifford
JH Cole
L Calwell
H Corfield
J Cullen
DA Davies
DJ Davies
RG Davies
R Davies
H Davies
HG Davies
C Delahaye
P Draper
R Edwards
D Evans
JW Evans
S Fletcher
W Francis
CH Francis
HB Furness
JW Givens
D Griffiths
D Griffiths
IL Griffiths
H Hasel
L Holt
W Hoskins
W Hall
D Howells
R Howells
D Hughes
W Hunt
J James
TM James
J Johnson
A Jones
J Jones
T Jones
W Jones
HS King
W Lewis
J Lloyd
H Maher
A Mainwaring
AR Mallows
J Mallows
- Marsden
J Marshall
A Martin
H Martin
H Morgan
R Morgan
T Morgan
G Mountjoy
A Palmer
- Phibben
M Powell
WJ Powell
EW Rees
A Richards
J Roberts
F Russell
DJ Samuel
D Taylor
PR Taylor
G Thomas
P Thomas
T Thomas
O Watkins
CS White
J Whiting
A Williams
J Williams
O Williams
OJ Williams
W Williams
WT Williams
J Woodhouse
WJ Woodhouse
W Woodward
COLBREN 1914-1918 WAR
C Davies
J Griel
R Jeffreys
J Jones
JW Morgan
TJ Morgan
R Morgan
C Norton
I Owen
J Price
T Price
J Williams
J Williams
LOWER CWMTWRCH 1914-1918 WAR
W Edwards
JH Evans
A Jones
T Pitman
Tom Powell
Emlyn Rees
DJ Williams
YSTRADGYNLAIS 1939-1945 WAR
B Alexander
B Morgan Baker
TJM Baker
J Bamford
WA Cornelius
M David
D Davies
DG Davies
Glyn Davies
JJ Davies
Thomas I Elias
DD Evans
E Evans
HG Evans
TE Guppy
D Hibbard
T Humphries DFC
JDL James
Christopher D Jones
CE Jones
DT Jones
JJ Jones
WJ Jones
Alun Gwyn Lewis
David G Lewis
JJ Lewis
Leonard Llewellyn
JJ Morgan
J Price Morgan
Alfa Powell
DM Thomas
D Naunton Thomas
HP Thomas
HB Thomas
Islwyn Thomas
K Vernon Thomas
HW Rowe
K Webb
Cedric W Williams
COLBREN 1939-1945 WAR
Howard Bratton
AG Lewis
LJR Lewis
LOWER CWMTWRCH 1939-1941 WAR
Denzil M Davies
Glyn Davies
Brian Griffiths
Walter Powell
David John Williams
GLYNTAWE 1939-1945 WAR
Geraint Evans
William J Doyle
Alwen Mai Evans, WAAF
Vivian Hart
Daniel T Griffiths
Jenkin G Lewis
Ilbert Parsons
Clifford V Walters
Glyndwr L Walters
IN QUERY
H G Davies, Ystradgynlais
Ronald Davies, do
DO Thomas, do
O Thomas, do
Peter Lloyd Jones, n/k
D Williams, Colbren
This is an artist's impression of the proposed new war memorial. It may cost £2000 to build, although some materials and services have been given free. Tenders for the erection will be examined next week and it is hoped the memorial will be in place, in the Gorsedd field by November 11.