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Western Mail Ltd, roll of honour

Western Mail Limited
Fred J., Dobbs

Western Mail Limited, Cardiff, employees' Roll of Honour, 1914-1918. Hand illuminated polychrome first world war roll of honour headed “Western Mail Limited. Roll of honour. The following are the names of those who served in H.M.Forces during the Great War (1914-1918) and of those who made the supreme sacrifice, the names of the latter being inscribed in gold.” Ornate polychrome borders with gold leaf. Centre top crown and English and Welsh royal shields on ground of laurel leaves. Centre bottom allegorical female figures representing peace with a dove, and justice blindfolded holding sword and scales on ground of sprays of daffodils. Left a flamboyant red dragon; right the national flags of Japan, Belgium, France, America and Italy on ground of laurel leaves and, below, pair of crossed leeks. List of names headed by “Sir David Hughes Morgan, J.P.” in large illuminated red letters, followed by 152 names in alphabetical order by surname, mainly with initials but a few with forenames: 21 in gold, 131 in black. Total 153 names including Sir David Hughes Morgan. Bottom left “Western Mail Limited”, bottom right signed “Fred J. Dobbs”.

Western Mail Ltd., Cardiff, employees' Roll of Honour, 1914-1918.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2017.66

Creation/Production

Western Mail Limited
Role: publisher
Fred J., Dobbs
Role: drawn by
Date:

Acquisition

Donation, 15/5/2017

Measurements

length (mm):787
width (mm):1323

Material

card

Location

In store

Categories

printing other industries and man. South Glamorgan 1910s

Classification

military history First World War

Comments - (3)

Janice Kennedy
4 October 2021, 23:34
George Gifford was my grandfather's brother. I remember Ernald from when I was a child in London.
Graham Davies Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales Staff
30 December 2020, 12:10
Dear Ted Richard,
Many thanks indeed for taking the time to let us know about this information about your research. I have made the relevent curatorial teams aware of your comment and the information and will get in touch directly regarding the matter.
Diolch / Thank you
Graham, Digital Team.
Ted Richards
29 December 2020, 21:21
Good evening,
I have recently completed some research on the Western Mail Ltd Roll of Honour (Item 2017.66 in your collection), specifically on the names of the 21 men that fell in WWI.
It has been a sad but at the same time fascinating bit of research.
It is published here on our Roath Local History Society Website at: https://roathlocalhistorysociety.org/local-history/war-memorials/western-mail-roll-of-honour/
I also have a pfd version that I would be happy to send you that could maybe be stored with the item?

Among the discoveries were:
Daniel Davies - brother of the editor Sir William Davies.
Harry Dimery - his framed medal display was fond in a second hand shop in Barry and has now been donated to a museum.
Theodore Dreher - his parents were German and had a jewellery shop in Barry.
George Gifford - his parents were in service, his mother Balbina Basteracha coming from the Basque region of Spain. His parents lived long lives and were married for 70 years. His son became a sports journalist in London.
Harold Harris - a wrestler who won a Welsh championship at Roath Park.
Idwal Humphreys - son a Baptist minister and Bard who won the crown at the National Eisteddfod in 1904.
Harry Pickard - won a Military Cross for bravery. His son George studied physics at Oxford and joined the RAF and invented infra-red detection and bombsight design contributed to anti-submarine attack techniques and the Dam-Busters attacks on the Ruhr Dam.
Launcelot Shipton- born in Florida. As an aside, his niece, Dr Margaret Shotton, Consultant Obstetrician, delivered Britain’s first sextuplets at Birmingham’s Maternity hospital in 1968.


Regards

Ted Richards
Chair, Roath Local History Society

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Western Mail Ltd., Cardiff, employees' Roll of Honour, 1914-1918.
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