World War 1

At the unveiling of the Pontmorlais War Memorial in 1931, it was estimated that there were over 1140 Merthyr men & women who were killed during the First World War. It was deemed impractible to place so many names on the Memorial, so it was agreed that a "beautifully bound and illuminated book would be deposited at Cyfarthfa Castle and then the Free Library"

A request was put out to the public to fund this work, but unfortunately it was never completed, however, a Roll of Honour was produced for the unveiling of the memorial. Fast forward 89 years and this roll became the starting point for this website and what will hopefully be a final memorial detailing the names of the fallen. The most important aspect is the men I have now found (circa 69 and rising), who were 'missing' from the original roll.

I estimate that I have spent in excess of 100 hours researching and typing up individual stories, with many still not completed.

As of October 14th 2022;

Confirmed names for Memorial - 527

Names to be added - 69