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[THE SCROLL OF FAME i tj. LOCAL MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN! -.00. SEVERE SWELL SHOCK Mr. and Mrts. N-otzing. of (raham's- i terrace, Moorefcown, Skewen, lutve re-i l' ceased an intimation that their eon, Private Albert P. "Xotziuer. of the Royal! Welsfo Fusiliers, is lying in a Lonùon hoepatal, suffering from severe shell-1 shock, after taking part, in the TCUent 1: great advance. This young eoldier, who! joined the colours just after the out-j break of war, was one of the most sue- oessful students, trained in the Skeweni technical and mining classes..Previous to joining, he was employed as timekeeper i at the Cwrtherbert Pit (Main Colliery (JO.). CARDIFF FOOTBALLER'S DEATH. The, funeral of the late Lance-corporal Gus Lewis, the well-known Cardiff Rugby footballer. w h0 d ierl of wounds received in action while fighting with the Wt Kents, took place on Saturday afternoon,; the body being conveyed to Cardiff Ceme-i tery from the deceased's home in Wrnherst-street, whither it, had been i brought from Edmonton Hospital- BULLET IN THE HAND. News has been received of Sergt. Glan Buse, King Edward's-road, Swansea, of the Welsh Regiment, who was wounded in France some weeks ago, stating that h- is progressing favourably. He had a to; bulld in the hand, and was also hit by shrapnel in the shoulder, and now lies at a base hospital. He hopes soon to be quite well again. LLANELLY PRIVATE WOUNDED. Private Alfred iteee, R.W.r., 4. brw- road. Llanelly, has been wounded in: » France, and is now at the base hospital. HIT BY A SHELL. Mrs. Jennings, of 4, Hamilton-street, Landore, has received a notification from .I-ar.. officer of the Welsh Resinient that her son, Private Willie Jennings, was killed in action on the 20th of Julv. his death being practically instantaneous. He was hit, by a chell. Private Jennings, who waa only 2ft years of age, joined the colours -it the commencement of the war, having previously been with the volunteers. y" HEADS AND ARMS. I ■— iniormahon has just come to hand "that Private David John Jones, Welsh Regiment, has been wounded while taking part in the great advance. Private T" Jones has been wounded about the head "and arms. He now lies in one of the military hospitals at London. AN OLD GOWERTONIAN. I Official news ha.s now been received I Private Edward J. Thomas who has Jwn rep&rted missing) has been killed in 4ction, Private Edward J. Thomas is an old Gowertonian. but spent several years in New Zealand, where he had been very prosperous. MILFORD D.S.M, Another Milford man lias been awarded the distinguished service medal. The recipient this time is Engineman John Nightingale, of the R.N and the honour is given in recognition of t-erviccs rendered at the Dardanelles. Engineniin 1 Nightingale is the son of Mr. Geo. Nightingale (flakir,), and brother of Cap- ,tain ightingale (Point-road, Hakin). WOUNDED IN SEA FIGHT. Stoker E. J Branch, who wa:> seriously wounded in the sea fight off Jutland, has come liome for a fpw weeks' leave. HAVERFORDWEST PRIVATE. Mrs. Jones, ot Mutord-road. Haveriord-1 we«t. has received newst hat her Gon Private Willie Jones, has been wounded. The injury is to .his head, and Jones is HOW in hospital. Som? time ago Mrs. Jones' son, George, was killed in the trenches, whilst a third son was badly wounded in Gailipoli u hile serving with the Welsh. THIRR) TIME WOUNDED. Mrs. Courtney. 29. Petiti Lstyll. has received news that her son. Pte. Frank Cou rtny. of the Welsh, has been wounded in thp neck by shrapnel, and is now in hospital in England. Private Courtney went out in October, 19H. and has been slightly "ounded on;, two occasions before. i SHRAPNEL VICTIM. Private Cy' ril .(ones, son Of Nlr. Beii i Jones, rate collector. Fforestlach, has; written home to say that lie is lying iu hospital iB couseouence of a shrapnel wound in the back. TWO LLAN ELLYITES. Private Bevan. Coldstream.treet.. Llan-j cUv. is home on furlough. He is recover-j ing from the effects of German gas. Among the patients admitted last week j: b) Xetley Hospital was Private Ben Ev-erv, son of Mr. and -Nirs. Ben ],,very, Beach-road. Llanelly. He has been in ,thp thick of the fighting since 1914, and; until a fortnight ago, when ho was WOu tided in the ankle, he had got through unscathed. His brother. Private Liew. Every, weut through the horrors of winter in Gailipoli, and was sent home suffering from irost bite. REPORTED MISSING. I Sergt. John Smith, of the Army Service Corps, has been unofficially reported miss- ing. He went out in February last, and Î has been in the big push. His wife heard front him last Tuesday, and on Saturday morning she was informed by several who have just come hack that he is missing. •Following this some weekly newspapers ivvbich she aent him were also returned. ;Any information concerning his wherc- abouts should at once he given to his wife, M re. Smith, of 8, Gomerian-place, SWall- fcea. who is at present spending a very ,anxious time. SIX CHILDREN LEFT. News has been received that Private William Henry Jones, who lived at la. Baptist Well-street, Waunwen, Swansea, has been killed in action at Mefz Death was instantaneous. Private Jones' leaves a widow and six children. He was; vraTS Of a, WHILE CARRYING A MESSAGE. PWvate Ivor Tasker, ot the South Lan- 3Mfeire Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Tasker, 72, Symonds-street, Waun-j ven, Swansea, it is officially reported. was killed in-France on July 10th. As he was c.arrying a message from one trench to another, the German:; turned i — machine-gun on him, and he was killed instantaneously. Twenty years of age, young Tasker joined the Army at the out- break of the war. and had been out at tli* j- front. twelve months. He was formerly: empio?ved a? a fireman on the G.\V,li. l Mr. and )frs. Talker have three other leons serving their King and country- Jack. who is in Egypt; William, who is stationed in Ireland, and helped to press the recent rebellion: and (orgp. l vibn is in training JII England in the E.A.M.C. TOURED THE HALLS. N'PW5 has been received by Mrs- Wil- liams. White Horse Hote, Morrison, that her son. Sergt. Emlyn Williams, of the King's Shropshire Ligit Infantry, has: been killed in action. He was Mlly 18 years of age. and joined the army in September. 1914. He receiyed rapid promotion, being a full sergeant twelve months ago- He is the son of the late Mr. Drin 'Williams, the well-known Morriston elo- cutionist. He was himself Well-knoyn a6 an elocutionist, and some years ago he icdxrfd Charimja's Veusa Stars -a rid toured i-he kalls. He later joined the six Brothers Luck, and appeared with them at the Swansea Empire. Before the war he was an assistant stereotyper in a newspaper office at Swan- sea ANOTHER MORRISTON lAD. News has also been received that Private Hy- Dawkins. Graig-road Morriston. has been killed in action. He was with a local unit of the Welsh Regiment, and had joined soon after the outbreak of the war. Previous to that he was em- ployed at the Midland Tinplate Works, He was 26 voars of age.

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