This week’s news from 100 years ago comes from The Tenby Observer, The County Echo, The Pembrokeshire Herald and The Haverfordwest and Milford Telegraph. Mae newyddion yr wythnos hon o 100 mlynedd yn ôl yn dod o The Tenby Observer, The County Echo, The Pembrokeshire Herald a The Haverfordwest and Milford Telegraph. It is not yet known how many Pembrokeshire men were on ships engaged in the Battle of Jutland but news has been received that Chief Stoker Thomas James of Blackbridge, Milford Haven, a married man with two children, lost his life on the Warrior. Tom Summons, from Portfield, Haverfordwest, has lost his right foot in the battle. He joined the navy six months ago as a stoker. He’s told his mother not to worry and that he is getting on “quite nicely!” Petty Officer Walter Bamkin, also from Haverfordwest, has described the battle as a “veritable inferno” and the damage inflicted by our explosive shells as they smashed up the German battleships beggars description. (Thomas James 1878-1916, Tom Summons 1898-1927 and/a Walter Bamkin 1879-1947.) Private Jim Bateman, Welsh Regiment of Manorowen Farm, has been officially reported as missing. His regiment was in action for a considerable time in Mesopotamia. (James Bateman died on April 23rd 1916. Bu farw James Bateman Ebrill 23 1916.) Mrs James of Solva has received information that her son, Private John Stephens of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary has been killed in action in France. He was only nineteen years of age. Well-known Tenby postman, Thomas Morris Davies, who as a reservist of the Welsh Regiment, was called up on mobilization was killed in action on Easter Sunday. The deceased, who leaves a widow and three children, was 37 years of age. He went to Gallipoli and was subsequently transferred to Mesopotamia. (Thomas Morris Davies 1880-1916) Sergeant Leo Sharp, Royal Engineers of Goodwick, has been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for conspicuous gallantry in France. Prior to the war he was engaged in the G.W. R. Marine engineering works at the harbour. He was one of the leading athletes of the district and a keen enthusiast in all branches of sport. A couple of years ago, Sergeant Sharp distinguished in all branches of sport. A couple of years ago he distinguished himself by a very gallant attempt to rescue a curate drowning off Goodwick Pier. Unfortunately his efforts were unsuccessful but in recognition of his plucky action he was awarded the certificate of the Royal Humane Society. (Lionel Sharp 1894-1973) Second-Lieutenant William Marychurch Morgan, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, has been awarded the Albert Medal. During training, a soldier dropped a grenade which sank in the mud. Lieutenant Morgan, who was outside the danger zone, sprang forward and, groping in the mud for the grenade, threw it over the parapet of the trench just in time, thereby saving several men from death or serious injury. He is the second son of the Reverend William Morgan of Jeffreyston. (William Marychurch Morgan 1893-1944. The Albert Medal for Lifesaving was a British medal awarded to recognise the saving of life. It has since been replaced by the George Cross. Roedd Medal Albert am Achub Bywyd yn cael ei rhoi i gydnabod achub bywyd rhywun. Erbyn hyn mae wedi cael ei disodli gan Groes Siôr.) The fifth annual celebration of Empire Day was observed with ceremony by the scholars of Llanrhian School on Wednesday. The school had been tastefully decorated with flags and flowers and the numerous visitors witnessed an interesting and patriotic display. The Pembrokeshire hay crop for this year gives promise of turning out very satisfactorily.

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Here is this weeks photograph, where are we? Dyma lun wythnos yma, ble rydym ni?

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Here’s another Pembrokeshire folk-tale which can be found in the fantastic collection of Almanacks available at Pembrokeshire Archives. Dyma un arall o glasuron stori gwerin Sir Benfro sydd i’w gweld yng nghasgliad Almanaciau gwych Archifau Sir Benfro.

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This week’s advert from a bygone age comes from 1916. Mae hysbyseb yr wythnos hon o’r oes a fu yn dod o 1916. I'm having a new bathroom this year. Perhaps I should give Hermann a call! Rwy'n cael ystafell ymolchi newydd eleni. Efallai dylwn i ffonio Hermann!

This week’s news from 100 years ago comes from The Haverfordwest and Milford Telegraph, The County Echo, The Pembrokeshire Herald and The Tenby Observer. Mae newyddion yr wythnos hon o 100 mlynedd yn ôl yn dod o The Haverfordwest and Milford Telegraph, The County Echo, The Pembrokeshire Herald and The Tenby Observer. The “Daily Cronicle” announced yesterday that they had received a message from Sir Ernest Shackleton, the leader of the Imperial Trans-Atlantic Expedition, to the effect that he was safe. The Endurance was crushed in the middle of the Weddell Sea on October 27, 1915 and drifted 700 miles in the ice until April 9 this year. They landed on Elephant Island on April 16 and on April 24, Shackleton proceeded for help towards South Georgia with five men in a 22ft boat, leaving 22 men in a home in the ice cliffs. At the time all the men were well but in urgent need of rescue. In the House of Commons on Wednesday, Mr. Asquith announced that the Government had appointed a committee to advice as to the steps to be taken for a relief expedition. (Ernest Shackleton 1874-1922. The remaining men from the 'Endurance' were rescued in August 1916. Not one member of the expedition died. Achubwyd gweddill y dynion o’r Endurance yn Awst 1916. Ni wnaeth yr un person farw yn yr ymgyrch.) Mrs Price of Tenby received a telegram informing her that her son Lieutenant George Meyrick Price, had undergone an operation successfully at Salonika, where he has been with his battalion of the Welsh Regiment since autumn last year. Lieutenant Price was a solicitor in Tenby before he received his commission. He is a member of the Town Council. Lieutenant Guthrie Morgan, son of Dr. Vyrnwy Morgan of Tenby, is an officer in the same battalion. ( George Meyrick Price 1881-1950. Guthrie Morgan 1888-1973. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1917. Dyfarnwyd y Groes Filwrol iddo yn 1917.) Mr and Mrs. G Lewis of Lexden Terrace, Haverfordwest, have received a letter from their youngest son, Private R. J. Lewis of the 19th Welsh, stating that he is in hospital in France suffering from pleurisy. He is only about 18 years of age and has been in the trenches for about six months. A brother fought with the 4th Welsh at Gallipoli. (Mr and Mrs Lewis had six sons who all served and survived the war. Roedd gan Mr a Mrs Lewis chew mab a wasanaethodd ac a oroesodd y rhyfel. Richard Job Lewis 1898-1973, Thomas George Lewis 1880-1965, Philip Poulsom Lewis, 1885-1953, Samuel Sidney Lewis 1887-1930?, Arthur Flay Lewis 1891-1931 and/ac Edgar Ernest Lewis 1896-1982.) Lieutenant J.H. Howell, from Trewellwell, Solva, has been promoted Captain in the Pembroke Yeomanry. Capt. Howell is the popular master of the Pembrokeshire Foxhounds and a nephew of Lord Rhondda. (John Hamilton Howell 1880-1970.) Private James Collins of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was out in Salonika, is recuperating after being taken seriously ill. He’s the son of Mr. Alfred Collins of Milford Haven. (Alfred James Collins 1892-1952) All ranks in France have been informed that letters are permitted to be written in the Welsh language and this privilege has been made known in Wales through the press. They may be censored either regimentally or at the base. In case of difficulty, they may be transferred to London for examination. There are censors both in France and at the War Office who are able to read letters written in Welsh. Monday was the busiest day experienced for a very long time at Milford Fish Market and was reminiscent of pre-war times. For some weeks past, steady supplies of hake have been coming in and as already reported, some record results have been made by the trawlers. Good fishing weather prevails, but the shortage of vessels makes the supply somewhat irregular. Soles and prime fish generally are very scarce. An aged but very irritable dignitary of the Welsh church, since passed away, was one day being drawn up a steep hill in St. Davids in his invalid chair, by his faithful man servant. The elderly couple expressed themselves pretty freely to each other in spite of the differences in their position. William the serving man felt tired and half way up, stopped to take breath and rest for a moment. His irascible and impatient master said, “Go on man!” It was more than human nature could stand so William replied defiantly, “I won’t!” The cleric replied, “If you were in the Army you would have been shot for disobeying orders.” “If I had been in the Army, “retorted the perspiring William, “I should have been pensioned off long ago!”

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For the next few weeks we’ll be looking at some classic Pembrokeshire folk-tales which can be found in the fantastic collection of Almanacks available at Pembrokeshire Archives. The first features an unlucky thief! Yn yr wythnosau nesaf byddwn yn edrych ar rai o glasuron straeon gwerin Sir Benfro sydd i’w gweld yng nghasgliad Almanaciau gwych Archifau Sir Benfro. Mae’r cyntaf yn ymwneud â lleidr anlwcus!

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This week’s advert from a bygone age comes from 1909. A shop for the serious cyclist! Mae hysbyseb yr wythnos hon o’r oes a fu yn dod o 1909. Siop ar gyfer y beiciwr brwdfrydig!

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This week’s news from 100 years ago comes from The Haverfordwest and Milford Telegraph, The County Echo, The Pembrokeshire Herald and The Tenby Observer. Mae newyddion yr wythnos hon o 100 mlynedd yn ôl yn dod o The Haverfordwest and Milford Telegraph, The County Echo, The Pembrokeshire Herald and The Tenby Observer. Pembrokeshire today mourns the loss of one of its most gallant sons who has nobly sacrificed his life in the service of his King and country, in the person of Captain David Christopher Parry Davies 9th Battalion South Wales Borderers, second son of the Rev. D. R. And Mrs Parry Davies, Puncheston. They received the sad news that their brave son had died in France on May 10th of wounds received on the night of April 29th during a raid on the German trenches. The late Captain Parry Davies was one of the most popular officers in his battalion and was held in the highest esteem by a very wide circle of friends to whom his loss came as a severe blow. His many friends will be sorry to understand that second-Lieutenant J. Walter Reynolds of the South Wales Borderers but attached to the Welsh Regiment, only son of Mr and Mrs J.P, Reynolds, Panteg House, Haverfordwest, has been wounded “somewhere in France.” It appears that he was out with a wiring party last Saturday night when a machine gun opened fire on them and he was wounded in the right foot but is, happily, getting on as well as can be expected. (John Walter Reynolds 1892-1980) Mrs Parsell of Trafalgar Road, Tenby, has been notified that her son, Rifleman Howard Parsell of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, was admitted to a military hospital abroad suffering from a gunshot wound in the shoulder. He is now in hospital in Bath where an operation for the removal of the bullet has been successfully performed. (Howard James Parsell 1892-1968. Cafodd ei ryddhau ar 10 Tachwedd 1916. He was discharged on November 10th 1916) The Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith landed at Fishguard Harbour after his visit to Ireland. A few local persons who knew of his intended arrival had congregated on the quayside and when he stepped ashore from the tug-boat, was greeted by hearty cheers. Mr Asquith looked well in spite if his trying experiences in the Emerald Isle, travelled to London in a special saloon train. When the train pulled up for a few moments at Cardiff at 10.25 a.m. it was noticed that the Prime Minister was soundly asleep. There have been many happenings to suggest that there is something in the legend of Cartref y Gwaelod in the territory of Dyfed off the Pembrokeshire coast. In several place at expectionally low tides the trunks of trees have been laid bare and at Newgale, what appeared to be traces of a Roman roadway leading right out to sea were uncovered many years ago. Higher up the Welsh coast, too, some time ago the Hon. F. G. Wynn of Glynllifon, investigated the traditional site of the submerged Roman stations of Caer Arianrod, in Carnarvon Bay, and discovered a reef of large stones placed artificial regularity, which he believed to be the foundations of some buildings 60ft by 30ft in extent.

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Here is the answer to this weeks picture, Little Haven. Dyma'r ateb i'r llun yr wythnos hon, Little Haven

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This week’s advert from a bygone age comes from 1916. I know the feeling! Mae hysbyseb yr wythnos hon o’r oes a fu yn dod o 1916. Rwy'n gwybod y teimlad!

This week’s news from 100 years ago comes from The Pembrokeshire Herald, The County Echo, The Tenby Observer and The Haverfordwest and Milford Telegraph. Mae newyddion yr wythnos hon o 100 mlynedd yn ôl yn dod o The Pembrokeshire Herald, The County Echo, The Tenby Observer a The Haverfordwest and Milford Telegraph. It is our pleasing duty to record this week’s honours won by another Pembrokeshire officer. Lieutenant Roderick Evans of Haverfordwest, has been appointed Inspector General of Machinery for his corps in the Royal Engineers. He was commended for his work just before the Battle of Loos. He was in the front line trenches and the difficulties of getting water were insurmountable. The precious fluid had to be carried in small buckets for miles by the thirsty Tommies. Lieutenant Evans heard that there was a good spring from a disused coal mine. For ten days he and his men worked day and night and on the tenth day, there was a supply of beautiful water, such a quantity being of inestimable value before the Battle of Loos. (Arthur Roderick Evans 1888-1952) Mrs Margaret Nicholas, St Thomas Green has her husband and four sons serving with the colours. That is a record of which she might well be proud. ( In the end, she had her husband and five sons at war. Yn y diwedd, cafodd ei gwr hi a phump mab yn y rhyfel. Edward Nicholas 1864-1946, George Henry Nicholas 1889-1950, John Herbert Nicholas 1890-1934, James Isaac Nicholas 1891-1964, Edward E Nicholas 1894-1974, Frederick Charles Nicholas 1897-1973.) Lieutenant J.T. Williams of Vergam Terrace, Fishguard, has been at home for a few days. He is in charge of the wireless on the liner Olympic, now on Government service. His brother Gunner P. D. Williams of the Pembrokeshire Royal Garrison Artillery, was also home. (James Thomas Williams 1888-1960, Peter Davies Williams 1896-1970) There are about sixty men altogether working in the dockyard from Haverfordwest and Milford Haven. They have experience the greatest difficulty in going to and coming from their work as the local train service is practically useless for their needs. Many of them have had to lodge in Pembroke Dock. They asked Milford Urban District Council to approach the Great Western Railway Company, which has agreed to run a train leaving at six o’clock in the morning and returning at eight in the evening. During the last half year there has been a great reduction in the number of vagrants relieved during that period at the Haverfordwest Workhouse. There has been a reduction of 227 at Haverfordwest, as compared with 267 at Narberth and 162 at Pembroke. Home hints: When peeling onions, hold a cork between the teeth and the eyes will not become affected. To free hand from disagreeable odours, mix a little ground dry mustard with warm water and wash hands well. The saucers of scales or vessels used in cooking can be freed from odours by the same method. To ascertain whether a room is damp or not, place a weighed quantity of fresh lime in an open vessel and leave it for twenty-four hours, closing the windows and doors. At the end of the twenty-four hours, re-weigh the lime and if the increase exceeds one percent of the original weight, it is not safe to live in the room.

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Here is this weeks photograph, where are we? Dyma lun wythnos yma, ble rydym ni?