Barry At War Museum

Barry at War group aims to research, preserve and promote the wartime history of the town and surrounding area. Also on Facebook

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Y4 celebrating our Diversity Day #DiversityDay #SAMsRSE #SAMsY4

[Ian Howell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @IanHowe32870076]

Between July 7th - 11th 1916 as part of the Somme Battle, Mametz Wood was the objective of the 38th (Welsh) Division which had Battalions of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers and Welsh Regiment. The Division took over 4,000 casualties in total. ‘Lest We Forget,

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@standrewsmajor Remembering of course that in the world wars the Allies /all/ fought together no matter our creed, colour, or religion /against/ the xenophobia of the Nazi regime and the Japanese culture.

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@standrewsmajor Hi.. actually there are two war graves in St Andrews Major Cemetery. The other is Wren MARY COOKE (45150) of the WRNS age 23 who died 16/07/45 and is buried in grave 110 of sec Y.A. The daughter of Lionel John R & Winifred Mary Cooke (nee Pritchard) she was native of Penarth

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@standrewsmajor Loss: He died in the Royal Hamadryad Hospital in Cardiff, but the cause of death is not stated on the record.
Grave: Sec. Y.A. Grave 92.
Son of Robert and Jane Ann Clark; husband of Margaret Clark, of Dinas Powys.

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@standrewsmajor Hi.. there is one war grave in St Andrews Major Cemetery, a gentleman who served in the Merchant Navy:
Master DAVID EWART CLARK
SS Fort Assiniboine (London) Merchant Navy
Age: 53
Died: 30/06/46

[St Andrews Major PS @standrewsmajor]

It was a privilege to attend the 80th Anniversary of D-Day service today. We have learned about WWII and we know what that generation gave up for us. The children were very respectful and our school councillors laid a wreath from the children of St Andrews #SAMsY6 @StPetersDinas

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'Evening At The Museum'. 6th June 2024.

To clarify the above. It is /not/ a /Night/ at the museum, as wrongly advertised elsewhere. It is merely an /evening/ event; times as per normal talks, starting at 7pm

Any queries about any event, please email [email protected]

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@standrewsmajor Thank you for your lovely comments. Really pleased the visit was informative and you enjoyed yourselves :)

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@sthelensp I understand you visited the museum yesterday. Hopefully your staff and the pupils enjoyed the visit :) May I ask you please to email any photographs you have of the visit to [email protected] which, with your permission, we would like to use?

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@WartimeWales As do we.. our raison d'etre. #LestWeForget

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The Home Guard in Glamorgan(shire) during the Second World War. If your relative was too young / too old / failed the regular forces' medical, or been in a reserved occupation, he may have served in the Home Guard. https://t.co/3Lw2lC0PSb

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The museum on p12 of the current issue of the Glamorgan Star. Can you help us please if anyone has knowledge of where the US troops were billeted in Barry, and William McKenney Jnr particularly?

Please RT!

Thank you!

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The museum on p6 the current issue of the Glamorgan Star.

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(Other railway-related books and DVDs will be available to purchase!)

Also in the Barry War Museum we will be unveiling a new information board in honour of Dick "Taffy" Taylor,  6th October 1922 – 30th November 1944...

And much more to see!

Lest we forget

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Sunday July 9th...
Open Day @ the Barry War Museum
11am - 3pm
In the Big Barry History Room Mr Roger Hardingham will sign copies of his new book listing all of the old steam locomotives that were in Dai Woodhams’ scrapyard and histories of where they are today 1/2

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#Barry

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Private Charles Norton Breckenridge of the Welsh Regiment.

He lived with his wife, Florence in Pyke Street, #Barry.

He lost his life aged 35 on 7th July 1916 and is buried in Thiepval, France.

(📷 Lives of the First World War)

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For further information and to book tickets please click on the links below.

https://t.co/p4Zfzh6TMj

https://t.co/Omr6yI2PO9

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