Swansea Family History

 Question Smale family grave St. Peters, Cockett, Swansea Also, at St. Peter church, Cockett is the Smale family grave. The grave commemorates the eldest son, Frederick Smale, whom was the Lance Corporal serving with the Royal Welch Fusiliers.  Smale was killed November 1914, and he is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.  He was 33 years. His entry on the Commonwealth War Grave Commission, records that he had served during the South African War.  He was living at the time of the outbreak of the war, with his wife at Pentregethin Road. Two years later, his younger brother, Stanley Smale, who saw action at Mametz Wood, succumbed to his injuries at London hospital. He was 22 years. His body was brought home for burial at St. Peters. The Cambrian Daily Leader 29th September 1916 "With Military Honours" Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder 7th October 1916 "With Military Honours" Both the Cambria Daily Leader and Herald of Wales and...

  China, at the outbreak of the First World War was finically chaotic, unstable politically and it was military weak. January 1914, saw Japanese and British military forces eliminated some of the German holdings in China.   The Qing Dynasty leased to Germany Treaty Ports, including Jiaozhou Bay concession (1898 – 1914); Chefoo (1901 – 1918) and Tsingtao (1891 – 1914) Yuan Shikai John Jordan Yuan Shikai, Chines military and Government official offered which was refused the British diplomat John Jordan, 50,000 troops in order to take over the German colony in Qingdao – which was captured by Japan, who went on to occupy portions of the Shandong Province. China who at the outbreak of the First World War as neutral, by August 1917 declared war on the German and Austro-Hungarian Empires.   However, 140,000 Chinese labourers served with the British Army as Chines Labour Corps. August to November 1914, Japanese and British undertook the Siege of Tsingtao, and attached the...

  Surname Forename Age Rank Cemetery Additional Information BOWDEN ROBERT JOHN 0 Private THIEPVAL MEMORIAL   CARTER GEORGE LEONARD 19 Private THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Son of Henry and Sarah Carter, of Chapel Bridge, Leverington, Wisbech, Cambs. CLEMENT E 21 Private HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE Son of David and Ann Clement, of Hafod, Swansea. COULSON HENRY JOHN 26 Private HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE Son of Mr. and Mrs. Coulson, of 58, Gee St., Goswell Rd., London. DAVIES STANLEY 18 Private THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Son of William and Jane Davies, of 12, School St., Pontlottyn, Cardiff. FOLLAND ROBE...