The Society are thrilled to announce that we will be holding a
Re-Dedication of Ogmore Vale Secondary School (later known as Ogmore
Grammar School's), WWII War Memorial.
Our sincere thanks are extended to Mrs Viv Thomas, the new Head of
Ogmore Vale Primary School who has consented for the Society to relocate
the Memorial in the main school hall, effectively returning the Memorial
to the Ogmore Valley from the old Ogmore Comprehensive School which is
now the Bridgend PRU.
Theevent will take place on Wednesday 8th July 2015, commencing at 16:00.
This is the 66th anniversary of the original dedication that took place
at Fairy Glen on the 8th July 1949.
This will be a public event but numbers will be limited due to space
considerations. More details when confirmed.
To that end, here are the names and some additional data of the 24 men
listed on the memorial.
We would dearly love to invite any descendants of these men to the
ceremony, so if anyone has any more information we would love to hear
from you......
Surname Initial(s) Rank Regt/Corp DOB Death Age Where N.O.K.
JELLEYMAN Harry Champion Sergeant (Observer) Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve 20-Jun-11 24-Jul-42 31 At home. Son of the late
Robert and Kate Radcliffe, of 265 High Street, Gilfach Goch.
MANSEL Glyn Davies Flight Sergeant 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force
26-Feb-11 02-Jul-41 30 Not Known Son of David John and Sarah Mansel
of 5 Caedu Road, (later Park Avenue), Ogmore Vale.
JONES Elwyn (John) Gunner, Royal Artillery. 43 Battery, 61 Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. 02-Jan-14 08-May-45 31 El
Alamein, Egypt Son of Robert Jones, of 14 Glans???, Gilfach Goch.
DAVIES Thomas Aircraftman 2nd class. RAF Ballah, Royal Air Force
29-Oct-14 11-Nov-43 29 Egypt Son of Thomas Davies of 20 Corbet
Street, Ogmore Vale
JENKINS Rufus George Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 102 Squadron, Royal Air
Force 26-Sep-14 04-Jul-43 29 Germany Son of the late Richard
Jenkins and of Rosena Jenkins of 20 High Street, Gilfach Goch.
FERGUSON Ronald Cameron Fleight Lieutenant, (Pilot) Royal Air Force
(Reserve of Air Force Officers) 16-May-15 01-Feb-45 29 East Lothian,
Scotland Son of Daniel and Jean Scott Ferguson of Mayfield House,
Ogmore Vale
TULLEY William Earley Flight Sergeant (Observer) 21 Squadron, Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve 21-May-15 15-Sep-41 26 Norway Son of
William and Edith Tulley of 42 Adare Street, Ogmore Vale
DAVIES Digby Charles Aircraftman 1st class. 243 (Air Ministry
Experimental Station) Sqn, Royal Air Force 05-Aug-16 15-Feb-42 25
Singapore Son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Davies of 7 Adare Street, Gilfach
Goch. Husband of Constance Ellen Davies of Forest Hill, London.
HUGHES Henry James Leading Supply Assistant HMS Gloucester, Royal
Navy 29-Feb-16 22-May-41 25 Salonika, Greece. (died of wounds) Son
of David John and Lily Hughes, brother to Ivor Hughes of 57 Ogwy Street,
Nantymoel.
DAVIES Daniel George Captain 23rd Battalion, New Zealand Infantry
15-Jan-17 08-Jan-44 26 Sangro River, Italy Son of Albert Henry and
Ada Beatrice Davies of 2 Ivor Terrace, Blackmill; Husband of Ivy Dawson
Davies (nee Dempster) of Invercargill, New Zealand.
EMANUEL Gwilym George Bombadier 241 Battery, 77 Heavy Ant-Aircraft
Regiment, Royal Artillery 28-Jul-18 19-Feb-42 23 Jakarta,
Indonesia Son of John Henry and Elizabeth Mary Emanuel of 7 Greenfield
Terrace, Ogmore Vale
BURGESS Harold William Corporal 15 Beach Signal Section, Royal Corp
of Signals 05-Oct-18 18-Nov-44 26 Italy Son of Robert G. and Maud
Burgess of 18 Corbett Street, ogmore Vale, husband of of Ivy Burgess of
Walsall, Staffordshire.
ELWARD William John Sapper 154 Railway Operating Company, Royal
Engineers 26-May-19 17-Jun-40 21 Not Known Son of John William and
Mary Ann Elward of 21 Walters Road, Ogmore Vale. Husband of Edith Nancy
Elward of Taunton, Somerset
LLOYD Phillip Norman Sergeant 6 O. U. T., Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve 13-Jul-20 29-Oct-41 21 Not Known Son of Robert and Violet
Lloyd of 21 Gwendoline Street, Nantymoel
JONES Eric Aircraftman 2nd class. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
04-Dec-21 10-Aug-40 18 Shropshire Son of Sidney Jones of 5
Gwendoline Street, Nantymoel.
RICHARDS Leighton Dawkin Flight Sergeant 172 Squadron, Royal Air
Force 01-Jul-21 31-Jan-44 22 Not Known Son of Albert Edward and
Elizabeth Richards of 45 Dunraven Place, Ogmore Vale. Husband of Glenys
Richards.
DAVIES Arthur William Pilot Officer (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)
158 Squadron, Royal Air Force 20-Dec-22 01-Sep-43 20 France Son of
Thomas John and Alice Davies of 55 St. John Street, Ogmore Vale.
JONES David Rhys Flight Sergeant (Bomb Aimer) 150 Squadron, Royal Air
Force 01-May-22 22-Jul-44 22 Czechoslovakian Republic Son of David
Mackney and Mabel Lillian Jones of 11 Caedu Road, Ogmore Vale.
WILLIAMS Ivor Aircraftman 1st class. Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve 24-Nov-21 22-Nov-42 20 At home. Son of Edgar James and
Elizabeth Williams of 3 Vale View, Nantymoel.
BRYAN William Henry Flight Sergeant 279 Squadron, RAFVR 28-Jul-23
11-Jan-45 21 Not Known Son of John and Alice Bryan of Ogmore Vale of
11 Hendre Avenue, ogmore Vale
BURFITT Henry Thomas Marine 40 Commando, Royal Marine Commandos
30-Oct-23 3 Oct 1943 19 Italy Son of Albert and Lucy Burfitt, of 30
Llewellyn Street, Ogmore Vale
BROWN Aubrey Barrington Able Seaman HMS Lapwing, Royal Navy
20-Jul-25 20-Mar-45 19 Cape Kildin, USSR Son of David John and Maud
Brown of 2 Greenfield Terrace, ogmore Vale.
GRIFFITHS Myfyr Owen Private 4th Battalion, Welch Regiment
10-Feb-25 12-Feb-45 20 Germany Son of Hugh and Anne Griffiths of 18
Llansantffrad Road, Aberkenfig
HARDEE Eric Thomas Dunn Sergeant (Air Bomber) 196 Squadron, RAF
Leconfield, Royal Air Force 28-May-21 27-Apr-43 21 Poederoijen,
Netherlands Son of Thomas Hardee, "Plasnewydd", Sunny Bank, Ogmore Vale
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Huw
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