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SCROLL OF FAME. I I Military Medal for Another I Swansea Boy. Commission for Local Youth.; LANDORE BOYS WOUNDED. Mr. and Mrs. Eeee Evans, of Castle j Graig, Landore, received news on Sunday that their eon, Cpl. W. S. Evans, lias been wounded in France. Cpl. Evans, who originally belonged to the Welsh Regiment, was afterwards transferred to the Welch Guards. He has been in vari- ous engagements, and before joining he ivaa employed with Glasbrook Brae. News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. D. John, 93, Castle Graig, Landore, that their son, Rifleman Henry R. John, K.R.R.C., kais been wounded on the foot, and is now in hospital. Rifleman John, who is a-grandson of Mrs. Rees, Smelters' Arms, Graig, Morriston, has seen IS months' of active service in the trenches, and previous to his enlistment. was em- ployed in the chemistry department at the Chemical Works. Morriston. SHOT IN THE LEG. On Saturday, Mrs. Davies, Pembrey Stores, received the news that her eon, Pte. D. W. Melville Thomas, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, has been wounded in action in France, having been shot through the leg. He joined at the beginning of tha war. Previous to going he was a bank w clerk at Dowlais.. His brother, Douglas Thomas, is also serving-at the front. The news was received by Mrs. Davies in a letter from the army cliapain. WOUNDEF) IN THE ARM. Official intiioat ion has been received stating that Private T. Tomkins, of tbe.? Welsh Regiment, and w?c-o home is ?ti Cwm-road, Pcntr?, Swansea, has been wounded in the arm in France. Private Tomkins, who is only 20 years of a-e, was .prior to enlistment employed at thu Cvvm- felin Tinworks. SWANSEA BOY HONOURED. Still another name is to be added to the list of local men who have recently been awarded the Military Medal for oouspicu- ous service on the battlefields of France. Writing home to his wife, at 24, Mons- | terrace, Norton, West Cross. CDrporti I liarry Knight, of the Royal Engineers, I'.entiops the fact that he t as been so honoured. He does not state t he nature of the deed which gained for him this signal recognition, but simply says. that the medal may be expected to reach his homo iki due course, while he will receive the ribbon. Corporal Knight is a Swansea boy. who has been on active service in France for about fourteen months, and prior to joining the colours, was a member of the' staff of the Swansea General Post Office, being employed in the telegraph | department. TWO LLANELLY MEN WIN THE I If MILITARY MEDAL. In the last list of military medallists appears the names of two Llanelly men— l^.M.S. H. V. Burnhill, whose home is at 53, Old Castle-road, and Capt. Clayton. Q.M.S. H. V. Burnhill enlisted in the W?bh Regiment, and in the re<?nt fight- ing distinguished himself at a time ,hen i W' the Oman artillery was doing its worst. Burnhill, at great risk to himself, reeru'pd seven men, and succeeded in bringing them back to our lines. Q.M.S. Burnhill. who was, prior to enlisting, employed as a boiler fireman at the Llanelly Steel- works, is at present home on leave. Captain C. P. Clayton, who is also at- ,tached to the Welsh Regiment, has gained the Military Cross, for "conspicuous bravery." Prior to the war the gallant j officer was engaged as a master at the Llanelly Intermediate School. ON LEAVE. Private Jace Thomas, of the Manchester Regiment, was has been in training near the East Coast for about five months, is now at his home m War. nw en-road, Swan- sea, on a few day: Ipave. SfVERELY WOUNDED. Official information has reached Kesoi- ven that Seigl. Ben John, of the Grena- dier Guards, has been severely wounded, and is now at a base hospital. The wounded soldier is one of the mo-t promis- ing three-quarters in the Neath district, a-id was a most prolific scorer. He joined the colours a few "eek", after war was declared, and has seen a good deal of fighting in France. LOCAL MILITARY AWARDS. Among those honoured in the recent list is Captain James Walker Jones, M.B., Indian Medical Service, awarded the D.S.O. for conspicuous gallanlrv. He is' a son of Sir Henry Jones, of Glasgow. Sir i Henry has three sons serving with the forces. Second-lieutenant Frank Jas. Lanham Mayger. South Wales Borderers, who lias been awarded the Military Cross, is a nep- hey of Mr. G. W. Mayger, of Sunnyhurst, Eaton-grove, Swansea. LLANELLY SOLDIER IN HOSPITAL. Gunner J. H. Evury, R.F.A., son of Mr. and lrB. John Evury, Glanmor-terrace, Llanelly. has been admitted into hospital at Blackburn having ten at the front for many months. Another brother, is also serving with the R.F.A. at the front. ANOTHER SKEWEN LAD IN HOSPITAL. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Trigger, 18, High- street, Skewen, have been officially in- formed that their son, Pte. W. A. Triggex-, as been admitted i o hospital at Calaba. Ho joined on the outbreak of war and has seen much service, being at pres-ent with the Mermpotamian Division. A brother, Lee.- corporal Ales Trigger, of the K.R.R., was twice wounded at Loos. He was after-, i words i'ant ired, tnd has since been a pri-, soner in Germany. Another brother, Sgt. Walter Trigger, is in the Cardiff City Battalion. I "GREATLY MISSED BY ALL." (:<)rpl. J% W. Smith, R.G.A., has been killed in action in France. He had resided in Hakin, Milford Haven, for seven years, .and leaves a widow and three children. Writing to Mr. Smith. Lieut. T. S. Pater- son SIa": h Your husband was in my sec- tion of the battery, and I cannot speak too highly of him and all his duties, and he will be greatly Ynissed by all." KILLED IN ACTION. I An old Llanelly He. in tli.e person of Mr. Thomas Daniel, of Ynisbir, Porth, has just received the sorrowful news that his (";won, Pte. Tom Daniel, Junr., has heen ^killed in action. Prior to the waT. Pte. Daniel, who TO nnmarried, was employed s a collier and enjoyed much popularity among his numerous acquaintances. Three Sreeks. ago his father was on a visit to his, 'native town, where a lar?e number of his .n"relat;ivø; and friends still reside. The Ndee'pest sympathy will he felt for the tfarnily and the relatives in their bereave- teent. OLD TELEGRAPH MESSENGER I WOUNDED. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Davie^, 40. I;f,. I "Geor geterrace, Swansea, have received 1ft letter from their son, Rifleman C. H. Navies, of the City of London Regiment. vho is now in a Sheffield Hospital, istat- ifng thait he has been wounded in the left arm. Rifleman Davies is 20 years of age. and was formerly employed at the Post I Office as a telegraph messenger, and later I Dn es an acting postman, t tAPT. MARTEINE LLOYD REPORTED I K I LLED. T 1 innmaaon nas oeen received from tael W V O?ce rh<tt Captain Marteine KemeEô 1 Arundel Lloyd, Grenadier Guards, the I only son of Sir Marteine Lloyd, Bart., and Lady Lloyd, of Bronwydd, near Newcastle Emlyn, is reported missing, believed killed. A letter has also been received from one of his brother-ofifcers stating that he was killed, but so far no confirma- tion of this has been received from the War Office. SWANSEA SCHOLAR'S PROMOTION. ] Mr. Allan Harold Bates, the youngest son of the late Mp. Archibald Bates, iron- monger, of St. Helens-road, Swansea, has been given a commission in the Royal Flying Corps. He was educated at the Oxford-street Schools and the Municipal Secondary School, where he won a scholar- ship, afterwards spending two years at the Technical College. He had just ob- tained his Inter. B.& (science and en- gineering), when the war broke out. Ob- taining a position at thp" Royal Airship Factory lie r+llliaiiiod there for 13 months %ior to receiving a commission. Second- lieut. Bates is only 20 years old. Mr. A. R. Murley, Swansea. Distinguished Service Cross, j (Photo by Aubrey Colquhoun, Swansea.) Sergt. Ben Williams, Swansea. (Killed.) I Pte.O.J.PhiXips, Swansea. (Wounded.) I Pte. W. H. Lake, Neath. (Killed.) Pte. R. G. B&ynon, Swansea. (Killed.) Sergt. Fred Cleave, I Late of Pontardulai*. Killed.) DIED OF WOUNDS. The sad intelligence has been received that Col.-Sergt.-Major J. Jonathan Jones, of an Australian battalion (brother of Mr. Thomas Jones, grocer. Old Castle-road, I I..landly), died of wounds at Southampton Hospital last week. The deceased had had a varied and adventurous career. Born near Carmarthen, he came to Llanelly with his parents, and later on emigrated 'to Australia and New Zealand. When the Boer War broke out he at once joined the Colonial Forces and went through the whole of the campaign in South Africa. In the same way he answered his country's call two years ago and joined the Aus- tralian contingent which gave such a glorious account of itself in the Dar- danelles. In the operations on the Galli- poli Peninsula Sergt.-Major Jones was wounded,- and was for some time under treatment at a Cardiff hospital. iAfter his recovery he rejoined his battalion in Egypt and more recently they were transferred to Franos, where they are taking part in the great offensive. On August 30th Sergt.- Major Jones was again wounded, and despite careful nursing he succumbed. The funeral took place at Blonycoed, Car- marthen, the family burial-place, on Thursday, the officiating ministers being the Rev. W. D. Rowlands, Carmarthen, and the ftev. J. Lewis, Caersalem. Llan- elly. A party of wounded soldiers from th& Carmarthen Red Cross Hospital also attended the funeral. 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