Finally getting around to carrying out some updates to the website! I’ve recently received confirmation that three cases which I submitted to the CWGC have been adjudicated upon and resulted in corrections being made to the details for three fallen servicemen.
The cases are:
David Alexander, Private, 3876, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. David was born in 1891, the son of Alexander Alexander and Johanna Alexander (nee Lee), of 19, Well Street, Swansea. By 1911 his father had died, and David lived with his grandmother Ellen Lee at 33, Convent Street, Swansea. He worked as a furnaceman prior to enlisting into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, under the alias of David Lee and married Cecilia Griffiths at Swansea soon afterwards. David was drafted to France soon afterwards, disembarking on 2 November 1914, before being posted to the 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, which was in the Ypres Salient, attached to 22 Brigade, 7th Division. The division had been decimated during the First Battle of Ypres, where it helped save the city from being overrun and following the closure of the First Battle of Ypres, the 7th Division moved to positions near Neuve-Chapelle. David was badly wounded during the end of January 1915 and he died of his wounds on 30 January 1915. The 24-year-old has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Ever since his death, David was commemorated under his alias, David Lee, however as a result of my research, I was able to present a case to the CWGC, who accepted his real name in April 2025 and have amended their database to illustrate this.
Evan Lloyd, Private, 8301, Dorsetshire Regiment. Evan was born in 1880, the son of Thomas Lloyd and Anne Lloyd (nee Williams), of 25, Edmund Street, Ystradfodwg. His father died when he was young and his mother remarried to Thomas Evans, so the family moved in with Thomas at 1, Herwain Cottage, Tylorstown. Evan worked there as a colliery hauler prior to enlisting at Ferndale into the army and was posted to the Somerset Light Infantry, with the service number 12541. He was drafted to France on 13 May 1915 and posted to the 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, his number changing to 3/8301. The battalion was attached to 15 Brigade, 5th Division, but transferred to 95th Brigade in the 32nd Division in December 1915. Evan served with the battalion until July 1916, when he was transferred to the 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, which had just arrived in France following service in Gallipoli as part of 50 Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division. Evan was killed in action on the Somme shortly afterwards, on 26 September 1916. The 36-year-old has no known grave, so is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Since his death he has been commemorated under the name Lloyd Evans, however after presenting my research to the CWGC to prove his name as being Evan Lloyd, the CWGC have recently adjudicated that this was his correct name, and in February 2025 their database was amended to recognise this.
Richard John Jones, Private, T2/015722, Royal Army Service Corps. Richard was born on 8 April 1892, the son of Richard Edmund Jones and Mary Ann Jones, of 5, Lewis Terrace, Llanbradach. He worked as a miner at Trealaw prior to enlisting into the Army Service Corps at Cardiff on 7 October 1914 and was posted to Aldershot, joining the 19th Divisional Train, which was attached to the 19th (Western) Division, a New Army division. Richard embarked for France with the division on 16 July 1915 and upon disembarking the following day, the division moved to positions north of Loos in the Givenchy area, to begin trench initiation and training. Richard was enjoying a night off duty with some comrades in Bethune on 12 September 1915 when he fell into the River Lys and drowned. The body of the 25-year-old was recovered and he was buried in Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg L’Avoue, France. He was originally commemorated by the CWGC, and on his headstone, with the incorrect service number (T2/01572) and date of death (16 September 1915), however after presenting my research to the CWGC, they have since accepted these facts and in February 2025 they amended his details on their website. His headstone will be amended in due course.
