Memorial: M2607

Memorial at St David’s Church, Henfynyw commemorating Gwilym Aeron Jones d. 1939 in the loss of the SS ‘Stanholme’

Location

St David's Church, Henfynyw, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Steward Gwilym Aeron Jones, M.N. aged 29, Roseland Cottage, serving in S.S. Stanholme, torpedoed between Cardiff and Barry, Christmas Day 1939'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: SS Stanholme

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Jones, Gwilym Aeron
Age: 29
Date of Death: 1939
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Steward
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: SS 'Stanholme' sunk by a mine laid by 'U-33' in the Bristol Channel.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

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