War Memorial - Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales

Robert Newton Thomas
Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain Croix de Guerre 23 November 1890, Llanfechell 23 July 1917 26 14th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Son of Owen and Frederica Wilhelmina Skelton Thomas, nee Pershouse.

Robert Newton Thomas was baptised in Llanfechell, Anglesey, Wales, on 02 February 1891.

England Census 1911 about Robert N. Thomas and family Residence: No 3 A, Montague Mansions, Portman Square, Marylebone, City of Westminster, London, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Frederica W. S. Thomas Louisa M. Thomas Robert N. Thomas Trefor Thomas Clara E. Moulton Lilian S Kirley	Head Daughter Son Son Servant Servant	Married Single Single Single Single Single	45 18 20 13 28 27	abt. 1866 abt. 1893 abt. 1891 abt. 1898 abt. 1883 abt. 1884	Lifton, Gloucester Rugeley Rugeley Rugeley Northam, Chester Borstal, Oxford

Wills and Administrations, 1918
Thomas, Robert Newton, of Blackbrooke, Pontrilas, Hertfordshire, Capt., R. F. C., was killed in action, 23 July 1917, in Palestine, testate.
Certificate endorsed by Commisary Clerk of Edinburgh, 7 June, on probate of the will, granted at London, 16 March 1918, to Dame Frederica Wilhelmina Shelton Thomas, wife of Sir Owen Thomas, Kt., the mother, the sole executrix.
Value of Estate, £1931. 3s. 3d.

V. Thomas
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain Royal Air Force

William Geoffrey Walford
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain 16 February 1896 04 November 1918 22 62nd Sqdn.Royal Air Force Blaugies Communal Cemetery, Belgium Son of Capt. William Walford and Laura C. Walford, of Glanmonnow, Garway, Hereford.

England Census 1901 about William G. Walford and family Residence: Hammerwich, Staffordshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Walford Laura C. Walford William G. Walford John R. C. Walford Laura N. Walford Frances E. Walford Elizabeth P. Walford Dorethea E. Allen Mary Godwin Elizabeth Ann Birch Ethel H. M. Russell	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Niece Servant Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	32 36 5 3 2 1 0 20 31 21 25	abt. 1869 abt. 1865 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1899 abt. 1900 abt. 1901 abt. 1881 abt. 1870 abt. 1880 abt. 1876	Wolverhampton, Staffordshire Wolverhampton, Staffordshire Walsall, Staffordshire Walsall, Staffordshire Hammerwich, Staffordshire Hammerwich, Staffordshire Hammerwich, Staffordshire Utoxeter, Staffordshire Bradeley, Staffordshire Hammerwich, Staffordshire Stoney Stratford, Buckinghamshire

Arthur Walter Lewin Mardon
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant bap. 08 December 1881, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire 22 May 1918 34 2nd Cape Corps, S. A. Forces Mangochi Town Cemetery, Malawi Son of Edward Kendal Edmonds Mardon and Mildred Elizabeth Mardon, of The Graig, Monmouthshire.

Wales Census 1891 about Arthur W. L. Mardon and family Residence: Llantillio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edward K. E. Mardon Elizabeth Mardon Ethel J. Mardon Ida J. Mardon Arthur W. L. Mardon C. D. Mardon Marjorie Mardon Lillian C. Mardon	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	45 45 19 15 9 6 3 2	abt. 1846 abt. 1846 abt. 1872 abt. 1876 abt. 1892 abt. 1885 abt. 1888 abt. 1889	Kent, England London, England Berkshire, England Llantillio Crossenny, Monmouthshire Llantillio Crossenny, Monmouthshire Llantillio Crossenny, Monmouthshire Llantillio Crossenny, Monmouthshire Llantillio Crossenny, Monmouthshire

Arthur Walter Lewin Mardon travelled from London to Natal, South Afrika, on board the ship "Inanda" on 15 November 1909.

Thomas Thomas
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Lieutenant 10 January 1916 16th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, France

A. Jones (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 9433 abt. 1888 18 October 1919 31 3rd Bn. Welsh Regiment Dolwyddelan Cemetery, UK Son of Owen and Mary Jones, nee Lloyd, of Llety-Fadog, Dolwyddelan, husband of Ellen Jones.

Probably: Wales Census 1901 about Wm. Arthur Jones and family Residence: Back High Street, Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Owen Jones Robt P. Jones Ellen P. Jones Wm. Arthur Jones Mary Jane Jones	Head Son Daughter Son Daughter	Widowed Single Single Single Single	43 17 15 14 11	abt. 1858 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1887 abt. 1890	Eglwysbach, Denbighshire Trehoan, Carnarvonshire Festiniog, Merionethshire Festiniog, Merionethshire Festiniog, Merionethshire

Herbert Thomas Lawrence
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 20027 abt. 1891, Skenfrith, Monmouthshire 21 March 1918 27 10th Bn. Worcester Regt. Arras Memorial, France Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Lawrence.

Wales Census 1901 about Herbert T. Lawrence and family Residence: St. Maughans, Monmouthshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Lawrence Sarah A. Lawrence Herbert T. Lawrence Edgar J. Lawrence Emily Lawrence Aubrey Lawrence Leonard M. Lawrence	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	38 38 10 8 6 3 1	abt. 1863 abt. 1863 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Garway, Herefordshire Garway, Herefordshire Skenfrith, Monmouthshire Garway, Herefordshire Garway, Herefordshire St Maughans, Monmouthshire St Maughans, Monmouthshire

Samuel Vaughan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 1302 abt. 1885, Blaenavon, Monmouthshire 15 January 1915 30 2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment Calvaire (Essex) Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Vaughan, of 5, Shepherds Square, Blaenavon, Monmouthshire.

Wales Census 1901 about Samuel Vaughan and family Residence: Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Vaughan Mary A. Vaughan Thomas Vaughan Samuel Vaughan Lizzie Vaughan Blodwen Vaughan	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	54 49 22 17 13 12	abt. 1847 abt. 1852 abt. 1879 abt. 1884 abt. 1888 abt. 1889	Gamdyrys, Monmouthshire Gamdiffaeth, Monmouthshire Blaenavon, Monmouthshire Blaenavon, Monmouthshire Blaenavon, Monmouthshire Blaenavon, Monmouthshire

Samuel Vaughan was married to Janet Jones in Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales, on 29 October 1910.

Reginald William Cole
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 1844 abt. 1893 12 May 1915 22 "C" Coy. 5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of Abraham Noden Cole and Minnie Rosetta Cole, of 12, Clarence Square, Cheltenham. Born at Skenfrith, Monmouthshire.

Jack Tremayne Gibson
	Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant-Colonel 27977 Distinguished Service Order 18 September 1903, Deal, Kent 20 September 1944 41 1/5th Bn. Welch Regiment Geel War Cemetery, Belgium Son of Surgeon Captain George Gibson, R. N., and Mary Elizabeth Tremayne Gibson, husband of Jean Gibson, of Newcastle, Monmouthshire.

The birth of Jack Tremayne Gibson was registered in Eastry, Kent, England, during the fourth quarter of 1903. His marriage to Jean Ferguson was registered in Monmouth, Monmoutshire, Wales, during the third quarter of 1936.

Obituary:
GIBSON. - Died of wounds in Sept., 1944, Lieutenant-Colonel Jack (Hoot) Tremayne Gibson, The Welch Regiment, only son of Surgeon Captain G. Gibson and Mrs. Gibson. The Vicarage, Penalt, near Monmouth, the very dear husband of Jean (née Ferguson), and father of Brian, Towerhill Cottage, Crossways, Newcastle, near Monmouth. (Will Middle East and East Africa papers, please copy?)

Wills and Administrations, 1946
Gibson, Jack Tremayne, of Towerhill Cottage, Crossways, Newcastle near Monmouth, died 20 September 1944 on war service
Administration Llandaff 16 April to Jean Gibson, widow.
Effects £168 10s. 1d.

England Census 1911 about Jack Gibson and family Residence: Bucknall, Glendinning Avenue, Weymouth
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Mary Gibson Jack Gibson Winifred Gibson Eileen Gibson Ethel Watts Ellen Purcell Kate Palmer	Head Son Daughter Daughter Cousin Servant Nurse	Married Single Single Single Widowed Single Single	36 7 6 3 35 25 23	abt. 1875 abt. 1904 abt. 1905 abt. 1908 abt. 1876 abt. 1886 abt. 1888	Clifton, Bristol Deal, Kent Deal, Kent Pembridge(?), South Wales Peshawar, India Maryborough, Ireland Hillingdon, Middlesex

Harold William Arthur Clark
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Ordinary Seaman P/JX 220378 15 November 1920, Grosmont, Monmouthshire 24 February 1941 20 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Manistee" Portsmouth Naval Memorial, UK Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Clarke, of Newcastle, Monmouthshire.

Oswald Charles Moore
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flight Sergeant 1652687 abt. 1923 13 January 1945 22 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Runnymede Memorial, UK Nephew and foster-son of Mrs. E. Watkins, of Llanvihangel, Monmouthshire. Lost without trace during a ferry flight from the Uk to Gibraltar.

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