Young men signed up to serve in their thousands from all over Britain including, of course, Swansea and South Wales. Many of those who signed up never came home and those who …

At the Archives we have several rolls of honour and memorials recording the names of men and women from the local community who took part in the First World War. They have come from …

May 16, 2013 · They were known simply as “The Swansea Pals”. Officially, they were men from Swansea and surrounding towns including Neath and Port Talbot who made up the 14th …

Jul 12, 2015 · Two Swansea men were awarded the Victoria Cross during the war, to great acclaim at home; many men saw service with the 38th (Welsh) Division and shared its searing …

14th (Swansea) Battalion, Welsh Regiment was raised Swansea in October 1914 by the Mayor and Corporation and the Swansea Football and Cricket Club. After initial training close to …

There is a wreath on front face, with the army, navy and air force crests on the other sides. There are 2,274 (2,439 listed here) names for World War 1, 400 (765 listed here) for World War 2 …

The Swansea Pals in World War 1. The Mayor of Swansea recruited these men at the start of World War 1 in response to Lord Kitchener’s appeal for volunteers in 1914. The Swansea Pals …

Dec 1, 2014 · Images and newspaper articles from the county of Swansea before, during and after the First World War.

Apr 8, 2020 · Photographs of WW1 Servicemen (and women) in the South Wales Echo. A very familiar sight in many of the newspapers of Wales during the First World War was a page with …

The WW1 memorial at Hafod Isha works, Swansea. The core output of the project is a database of WW1 memorials in Wales (which is still growing, even though the gathering of information …