Tag Archives: Wales

Welsh castle reveals WW1 secrets

Posted on May 13, 2020 by DH

A range of artefacts from the First World War have been unearthed during a development project at Bodelwyddan Castle in north Wales. Among the items unearthed are wooden duck-boards, .303 rifle cartridges and a uniform button which appears to be … Continue reading →

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Welsh school seeks WW1 relatives

Posted on October 11, 2019 by DH

A Welsh school is looking for relatives of 76 pupils who lost their lives during the First World War. Monmouth School for Boys plans to re-dedicate its war memorial on Armistice Day, Monday, November 11. It hopes to trace as … Continue reading →

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Welsh church seeks families of local WWI soldiers

Posted on September 11, 2019 by DH

Members of the congregation of a Welsh church are looking for relatives of two former parishioners who served in the First World War. Llanmerewig Church in Powys is hoping to trace family members to attend a service to unveil a … Continue reading →

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Welsh memorial for 1917 VC winner

Posted on October 20, 2017 by DH

Some 100 years after he won the Victoria Cross in Belgium, a soldier from Ceredigion has been honoured with a memorial in his home county. Machine gun taken Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pugh Evans received the award for his actions on 4 … Continue reading →

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Missing WW1 medal found on Welsh beach

Posted on May 23, 2016 by DH

A First World War medal belonging to a soldier who lost his life in Belgium in 1916 has been recovered from the sands of a Welsh beach. Private Martin Tierney of the 2nd Battalion, the Leinster Regiment was killed in … Continue reading →

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Band tells story of Welsh soldier shot at dawn

Posted on June 23, 2015 by DH

The story of a young soldier who was shot for desertion after he turned himself in at a police station has been re-told by the Welsh rock/folk band Trenchfoot. Private William Jones, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, had volunteered for … Continue reading →

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Welsh Memorial Flanders seeks completion funds

Posted on December 6, 2013 by DH

The campaign to create a memorial to the Welsh soldiers who lost their lives in Flanders during World War I has raised more than £30,000, but requires a further £60,000 to complete its plans. The monument will comprise a cromlech, … Continue reading →

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National Museum Cardiff announces World War I exhibition

Posted on November 4, 2013 by DH

A collection of World War I-era prints will be exhibited at the National Museum Cardiff as part of commemorations of the Centenary. The artworks were commissioned by the Ministry of Information (MOI) in 1917 to help prevent support for the … Continue reading →

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Welsh trench experience brings history to life

Posted on October 20, 2013 by DH

A trench system has been created to educate school children across Wales about life on the Western Front in World War I. Wales Online reports that the Back to the Front Experience has been created at Morfa Bay Adventure in … Continue reading →

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House of poet Hedd Wyn to become a museum

Posted on December 13, 2012 by DH

Yr Ysgrwn, the Grade II listed farmhouse that was the home of Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, is to become a museum. The house, near Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, will be transformed following the grant of £150,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. … Continue reading →

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