Sat in a picturesque location in South West Wales is the Ancient Township of Laugharne. Now best known for being the home... More > and last resting place, of the Poet Dylan Thomas, at the turn of the 19th Century, Laugharne was a haven for the High Society, and for retired Army and Naval Officers. This small place gave up the flower of its youth to the Great War, and created it's own small piece of history when William Fuller became the first Welshman to win the Victoria Cross during that great conflict. This book aims to remember the fallen of Laugharne for both World Wars, and contains short biographies of them all. < Less

The ancient Town of Whitland sits in a pleasant part of West Wales, in the Valley of the River Taf. It sits on the Borders... More > of the old Counties of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, and is famous for being the meeting place of the first 'Welsh Assembly', led by Hywell Dda. The Town is mentioned in the 'Mabinogion' due to it's historic Cistercian Abbey, and the link to Hywel Dda. Nearby is the picturesque village of Lampeter Velfrey, whose Parish overlaps Whitland, with many of the men listed on both War Memorials. This book commemorates the memory of the men of Whitland and Lampeter Velfrey who fought and died in World War One and World War Two, and contains photos of many of the men, and of their last resting places. < Less

The small Town of St. Clears is situated in West Wales, in the County of Carmarthenshire. St. Clears sits between the River... More > Taf and the River Cynin, astride the main A40 into Pembrokeshire. This book commemorates the memory of the men of the Town who gave their lives during both World Wars of the Twentieth Century, and also two of the greatest Fighter Pilots to have flown with the Royal Air Force. It also commemorates the men of the nearby villages of Meidrim, Trelech, Bancyfelin and Llangynin who fell during both wars. < Less

The Historical Village of Llanddowror lies in the County of Camarthenshire, in West Wales, and sits in a lovely position in... More > the Valley of the River Taf, astride the main A4077 into Pembrokeshire, just three miles from St. Clears. The Village was made famous for being the residence of Gruffydd Jones, the Father of the modern School system. This book commemorates the memory of all of the men of the Village of Llanddowror who served during the course of the Great War. Many of them were taught in the small School originally founded by Gruffydd Jones, and were not long out of School themselves when called to fight for King and Country, during the Great War. < Less

Sat in a picturesque location in South West Wales is the Ancient Township of Laugharne. Now best known for being the home... More > and last resting place, of the Poet Dylan Thomas, at the turn of the 19th Century, Laugharne was a haven for the High Society, and for retired Army and Naval Officers. This small place gave up the flower of its youth to the Great War, and created it's own small piece of history when William Fuller became the first Welshman to win the Victoria Cross during that great conflict. This book aims to remember the fallen of Laugharne for both World Wars, and contains short biographies of them all. < Less

The 53rd (Welsh) Division was a Territorial unit which first saw service during the Great War of 1914-1918, during the... More > campaign in Egypt and Palestine.

It didn't see active service in the Second World War until being landed on the Normandy Beaches late in June 1944, as one of the reinforcing units after the main Normandy Landings.

The Division then fought in the break out of the Normandy Beachhead, through occupied France and Belgium into Holland, and crossed the Rhine into Germany in 1945.
This book is an amalgamation of the original 1955 published Divisional History, and of the 1945 published 'Team Spirit', both of which are now out of print. < Less