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Western Mail Ltd, roll of honour
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”.
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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.
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